System and method for allowing users to engage in a 'movie theater' viewing experience in a distributed environment

摘要

A method comprises retrieving a profile of a given user, the given user having a given-user device; identifying a buddy of the given user, the buddy having a buddy device; delivering a synchronization request to the buddy device; enabling the buddy to accept or reject the synchronization request; and delivering the content item substantially simultaneously to the given-user and the buddy device if the buddy accepted the synchronization request.