Communicating Between Applications

A computer program product comprising a first application embodied on computer-readable storage and configured so as when run on one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

• sending a first signal from the first application to a second application, specifying a request initiated by a first user for a predetermined action to be performed by the second application, said first signal including at least a conversation identification recognized by the first application as identifying the communication session between said group of users;
• once the second application has performed said predetermined action, receiving back a second signal at the first application from the second application, the second signal comprising an asset provided by the second application as a result of said predetermined action, or a link to said asset, and further comprising a return of the conversation identification;
• and
• based on the returned conversation identification, providing the asset or the link to the asset to the one or more other users via said communication session conducted through the first application.

An apparatus installed with a first application for interfacing with a second application, the first application being a communication client for using a communication service to conduct a communication session over a network between a group of users comprising a first user and one or more other users;

• wherein the first application is configured so as when run on the to perform operations comprising:
• sending a signal from the first application to the second application, specifying a request initiated by the first user for a predetermined action to be performed by the second application, said first signal including at least a conversation identification recognized by the first application as identifying the communication session between said group of users;
• once the second application has performed said predetermined action, receiving back a second signal at the first application from the second application, the second signal comprising an asset provided by the second application as a result of said predetermined action, or a link to said asset, and further comprising a return of the conversation identification;
• and
• based on the returned conversation identification, providing the asset or the link to the asset to the one or more other users via said communication session conducted through the first application.