Re-sharing media content on a network

Software encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for execution by one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:

• providing a first view in a user interface, wherein the first view displays media content items that have been shared in a network, wherein the media content items comprise first-time shares and re-shares, wherein a first-time share is an original share of a media content item, wherein a re-share is a subsequent share of a media content item, and wherein the network provides a network environment through which users share media content items;
• providing a gallery view in response to a user selecting a media content item among the media content items in the first view, wherein the gallery view displays the selected media content item;
• providing a share menu view in response to the user selecting a re-share button, wherein the share menu view displays options for re-sharing the selected media content item;
• providing a comment view, wherein the comment view enables the user to comment on the selected media content item;
• providing re-share privacy settings that enable an original poster of a particular media content item to determine which users can re-share the particular media content item and which users can view the particular media content item;
• and
• re-sharing the selected media content item to other users.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• logic encoded in one or more non-transitory computer-readable media for execution by the one or more processors and when executed operable to perform operations comprising:
• providing a first view in a user interface, wherein the first view displays media content items that have been shared in a network, wherein the media content items comprise first-time shares and re-shares, wherein a first-time share is an original share of a media content item, wherein a re-share is a subsequent share of a media content item, and wherein the network provides a network environment through which users share media content items;
• providing a gallery view in response to a user selecting a media content item among the media content items in the first view, wherein the gallery view displays the selected media content item;
• providing a share menu view in response to the user selecting a re-share button, wherein the share menu view displays options for re-sharing the selected media content item;
• providing a comment view, wherein the comment view enables the user to comment on the selected media content item;
• providing re-share privacy settings that enable an original poster of a particular media content item to determine which users can re-share the particular media content item and which users can view the particular media content item;
• and
• re-sharing the selected media content item to other users.