Content sharing via social networking

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• detecting availability of a first user member mobile device to broadcast real-time streaming live media content generated by the first user member mobile device over a communication network;
• receiving a current location of the first user member mobile device;
• determining that the current location is a location of a newsworthy event;
• identifying, using at least one processor, a second user member mobile device via an association, specified in a social network, of the first user member mobile device with the second user member mobile device;
• determining an acceptance by the second user member mobile device to receive the real-time streaming live media content from the first user member mobile device;
• in response to the acceptance, initiating transmission of the real-time streaming live media content provided by the first user member mobile device over the communication network to the second user member mobile device;
• and
• based on the determination that the current location is a location of a newsworthy event, issuing host invitations to a plurality of user member mobile devices in proximity of the current location requesting indications of willingness to capture additional real-time streaming live media content from the current location.

A system comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• a plurality of modules comprising instructions executable by the at least one processor, the modules comprising:
• a social network contacts module to identify a first user member mobile device and a second user member mobile device associated with each other as specified in a social network;
• a status module to detect availability of the first user device to broadcast real-time streaming live media content over a communication network, and to determine an acceptance by the second user member mobile device to receive the real-time streaming live media content from the first user member mobile device;
• and
• a content module to receive a current location of the first user member mobile device, determine that the current location is a location of a newsworthy event, initiate transmission of the real-time streaming live media content provided by the first user member mobile device over the communication network to the second user member mobile device in response to the acceptance, and based on the determination that the current location is a location of a newsworthy event, issuing host invitations to a plurality of user member mobile devices in proximity of the current location requesting indications of willingness to capture additional real-time streaming live media content from the current location.