Patent ID: 8621019

Claim:
A method, comprising: detecting a first mobile communication device being available to broadcast live media content in real-time generated by the first user device, the first mobile communication device being operated by a first user in a social network; identifying, using at least one processor, a second user related to the first user by virtue of their respective membership within a social network; transmitting, to a second mobile communication device being operated by the second user, a notification of the availability of the live media content in real-time generated by the first mobile communication device, the notification being presented within a social networking website of the social network, the social networking website being a website that includes a newsfeed area where status updates are presented from a plurality of users having a preestablished connection; wherein the transmitting of the notification comprises presenting the notification in a ticker area of the social networking website, the ticker area being an area that is continuously dynamically updated without the user needing to refresh the social networking website; receiving, in response to the notification, a request from the second mobile communication device to receive the live media content; and initiating, in response to the request, transmission of the live media content in real-time provided by the first mobile communication device to the second mobile communication device, the live media content being presented within the social networking website.