Sharing content in social networks

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to:

• receive a request from a social network to retrieve content shared to the social network, the request comprising an URL associated with the content, the content being stored in the computer system;
• determine whether the content is authorized for viewing based on one or more sharing parameters associated with the content, the one or more sharing parameters being specified by an author of the content;
• and
• upon determining that the content is authorized for viewing, returning the content in response to the request.

A system for sharing content, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores executable instructions for causing the processors to
• receive a first request from a user to share content, the first request comprising the content and a sharing parameter,
• send a command to a social network to cause the content to be published to a profile related to the user on the social network, the command comprising an URL associated with the content,
• receive a second request to retrieve the content, the second request comprising the URL associated with the content,
• determine whether the content is available for viewing based on the sharing parameter, and
• upon determining that the content is available for viewing, return the content in response to the second request.