Sharing of content and hop distance over a social network

A client device for sharing information over a network, comprising:

• a transceiver for communicating data;
• a processor configured to perform actions comprising:
• receiving a drag-and-drop of a selection of a portion of web content at a sharing area;
• sharing the portion with a plurality of members of a social network;
• and
• providing a display of at least the portion and an associated hop distance for the shared portion.

A system for sharing information over a network, comprising:

• a display list component for displaying a plurality of items, wherein at least one of the items is a shared portion of content and a co-located hop distance that is updated in real-time for each sharing of the portion between at least two members of a social network;
• a message display component for displaying the shared portion;
• and
• a sharing area configured to perform actions comprising:
• receiving a drag-and-drop of the shared portion;
• generating a sharing message comprising the shared portion or a hyperlink to the shared portion;
• and
• forwarding the sharing message to a least one member of the social network.

An apparatus for sharing information over a network, comprising:

• a transceiver for communicating data;
• a processor configured to perform actions comprising
• receiving, over the network, a drag-and-drop selection of a portion of web content, wherein the drag-and-drop selection is associated with a project;
• generating a sharing message based on a type of the portion, wherein if the type indicates storage, the sharing message comprises a hyperlink generated and configured to provide at least a part of the portion from a storage, and otherwise including the portion in the sharing message;
• forwarding, over the network, the sharing message to at least one client device associated with the project;
• and
• providing, in real-time, an update of a hop distance for the shared portion to the at least one client device.