Method of user interaction for showing and interacting with friend statsu on timeline

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a graphic user interface, a timeline corresponding to the total length of media content;
• displaying, on the graphic user interface, a first icon corresponding to a current portion of the media content being played by a first media player;
• and
• displaying, on the graphic user interface, a second icon corresponding to a current portion of the media content being played by a second media player.

A media player comprising:

• a receiving portion operable to receive a stream of video data;
• a control portion operable to process the stream of video data;
• an output portion operable to output a video of the video data;
• a user interface portion operable to generate a user interface that includes a progress bar related to the stream of video data;
• and
• a transmitting portion operable to transmit a synchronization signal to a server;
• wherein said receiving portion is further operable to receive a timing indicator from the server, the timing indicator being based on the stream of video data at a second media player,
• wherein said control portion is operable to generate an icon, based on the timing indicator, on the progress bar.