Devices for conducting social network operations

A device for conducting social network application (SNA) operations and other application operations by a user, comprising:

• at least one processor for controlling the device;
• tangible memory for storing data and software code for execution by the at least one processor;
• circuitry for determining a current location of the device;
• wireless communication circuitry for conducting network communications over one or more wireless networks;
• and a camera for taking photos;
• wherein the memory stores software code including:
• a group of applications that are functionally linked on the device by sharing access to one or more common resources stored in memory of the device, wherein the one or more common resources are used by software code of the device to coordinate related application activities between respective applications of the group of applications, wherein the group of applications includes a SNA application for conducting social network operations with at least one server of a social network service and a photo sharing application for sharing photos through at least one server of a photo sharing service, and wherein the group of applications communicate tracking data to at least one server to allow application specific targeting of ads to the user of the device, wherein the group of applications are configured during operation to communicate user activity data indicative of contemporaneous user engagement for a given application on the device during a corresponding application session to at least one server for tracking user activity across the group of applications on an integrated basis for the user of the device.