P2P real time media recommendations

A central server hosting a central streaming media service, comprising:

• a communication interface communicatively coupling the central server to a network;
• and
• a control system associated with the communication interface and adapted to:
• stream a media presentation to a user device of a first user via the network for playback;
• automatically provide a media recommendation identifying the media presentation to a second user in response to playback of the media presentation at the user device of the first user;
• receive the media recommendation on behalf of the second user;
• make a determination as to whether the media recommendation is to be filtered based on one or more criterion;
• and
• if the determination is made not to filter the media recommendation:
• automatically add the media presentation identified by the media recommendation to a pre-existing list of media presentations maintained for the second user to provide an updated list of media presentations for the second user;
• automatically select a select media presentation to stream to a user device of the second user from the updated list of media presentations for the second user based on user preferences of the second user;
• and
• stream the select media presentation to the user device of the second user via the network for playback in such a manner that enables playback of the select media presentation to begin upon completion of playback of the first media presentation;
• wherein receiving the media recommendation comprises receiving the media recommendation during streaming of a first media presentation to the user device of the second user for playback.