Comment link to streaming media

An interface provided on a second device to an authenticated user of an item of streaming media content played on a first device, the interface configured to:

• accept a first input from the authenticated user to define a shareable clip of a portion of the content smaller than the whole of the content;
• accept a second input from the authenticated user to create a comment for the clip;
• create an identifier for the clip, the identifier uniquely corresponding to the authenticated user and the defined clip;
• and
• send the identifier and the comment to a second user in a form that includes a clickable link;
• wherein if the second user clicks on the clickable link on a third device, the defined clip is streamed to the second user to play on the third device, independent of whether the second user is authorized to access the whole of the content.

A tangible computer-readable storage device including one or more instructions executable by one or more processors for providing an interface on a second device to a user of an item of streaming media content played on a first device, wherein the interface is configured to:

• accept a first input from the authenticated user to define a shareable clip of a portion of the item of content smaller than the whole of the content;
• accept a second input from the authenticated user to create a comment for the clip;
• create an identifier for the clip, the identifier uniquely corresponding to the authenticated user and the defined clip;
• and
• send the identifier and the comment to a second user in a form that includes a clickable link;
• wherein if the second user clicks on the clickable link on a third device, the defined clip is streamed to the second user to play on the third device, independent of whether the second user is authorized to access the whole of the item of content.