Social cloud application-mediated mobile data hotspot sharing

One or more non-transitory tangible media that includes code for execution and when executed by a processor is operable to perform operations, comprising:

• receiving a message that offers use of a first mobile device as a mobile hotspot for enabling access to a local network;
• generating an SSID and a password for the mobile hotspot;
• providing the SSID and the password to the first mobile device;
• receiving a request from a second mobile device to access the local network using the mobile hotspot;
• and
• providing the SSID and the password to the second mobile device via a second mobile device in accordance with rules that govern access to the local network via the mobile hotspot.

An apparatus, comprising:

• a memory element configured to store data;
• and
• a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the data, wherein the apparatus is configured to:
• receive a message offering use of a first mobile device as a mobile hotspot for enabling access to a local network;
• generate a Service Set Identification (“SSID”) and a password for the mobile hotspot;
• provide the SSID and the password to the first mobile device;
• receive a request from a second mobile device to access the local network using the mobile hotspot;
• and
• provide the SSID and the password to the second mobile device via a second mobile device in accordance with rules that govern access to the local network via the mobile hotspot.