Broadcast notifications using social networking systems

A notification system, comprising a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, said memory storing instructions which, upon being executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method for notifying broadcast streams to a plurality of users, said method comprising:

• receiving, by a notifier via the processor, a request to notify a broadcast stream from a broadcaster;
• receiving, by the notifier via the processor, preferences from a subset of users of a plurality of social networking systems, said preferences identifying:
• (i) some but not all social networking systems of the plurality of social networking systems which should send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users;
• and (ii) times during which the notifications about the broadcast stream should be sent to the subset of users;
• and
• instructing, by the notifier via the processor, an agent representing a broadcaster in each social networking system of only said some social networking systems to send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users at the times identified in the preferences.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, upon being executed by a processor of a notification system, cause the processor to perform a method for notifying broadcast streams to a plurality of users, said method comprising:

• receiving, by a notifier via the processor, a request to notify a broadcast stream from a broadcaster;
• receiving, by the notifier via the processor, preferences from a subset of users of a plurality of social networking systems, said preferences identifying:
• (i) some but not all social networking systems of the plurality of social networking systems which should send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users;
• and (ii) times during which the notifications about the broadcast stream should be sent to the subset of users;
• and
• instructing, by the notifier via the processor, an agent representing a broadcaster in each social networking system of only said some social networking systems to send notifications about the broadcast stream to the subset of users at the times identified in the preferences.