Apparatus, systems and methods for facilitating social networking via a media device

A system for facilitating interaction with a social networking system via a media device operated by a user, comprising:

• a first media device configured to:
• receive from a broadcast system program data that represents a media content event and information about the media content event;
• automatically populate a message with at least some of the obtained program data and user input regarding the obtained program data;
• transmitting the message to the social networking system, thereby causing the social networking system to notify members of a social network of the user about the media content event;
• and
• cause a second media device associated with one of the members of the social network to record the media content event, by including in the transmitted message an instruction to record the media content event.

A method for facilitating interaction with a social networking system via a client device operated by a user, comprising:

• receiving, at the client device, a notification from the social networking system, the notification identifying a media content event provided by a broadcast system and viewed on a first media device by a member of a social network of the user, the notification based on a message transmitted to the social networking system from the first media device, wherein the client device is not operable to obtain the media content event from the broadcast system;
• receiving user input responsive to the received notification;
• and
• obtaining, responsive to the received user input, the media content event from a source that streams the media content event.