Wireless social networking

1. A method of communicating using a first wireless device, the method comprising:

joining a wireless mesh network that includes at least one wireless device configured to operate a wireless routing protocol;

discovering a group of other wireless devices configured to participate in the wireless mesh network;

identifying a network topology that indicates a location of the first wireless device in the wireless mesh network and a location of the second wireless device relative to a location of wireless routers, wherein the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the wireless routers are structured and arranged to run a wireless routing protocol;

accessing an interest metric for a second wireless device in the group of other wireless devices, wherein the interest metric is based in part on a network topology from the wireless mesh network;

relating the interest metric to an interest threshold;

determining whether relating the interest metric to the interest threshold supports enabling messaging communications between the first and second wireless devices; and

if so, enabling messaging communications to be exchanged between the first and second wireless devices.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein enabling messaging communications to be exchanged includes rendering an icon representing a communications pathway so that a user may interact with the icon to exchange communications.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein accessing the interest metric for the second wireless device includes accessing information that is based at least in part on characteristics of an entity operating the second wireless device.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein accessing characteristics of the entity operating the second wireless includes accessing at least one of an entity type, a content type, one or more interests of the entity, and a social interest.

5. The method of claim 3 wherein accessing the interest metric for the second wireless device includes accessing information that is based at least in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein accessing information that is based at least in part on the geographic location of the second wireless device includes accessing at least one of a zip code, a state, a region, a street address, and a location based on a Global Positioning Signal.

7. The method of claim 2 further comprising rendering a participant list perceivable to the user.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein rendering the participant list includes:

identifying users;

organizing identified users into categories based on network proximity; and

displaying information for identified users.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein identifying users includes accessing privacy settings for the users being identified.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein organizing the identified users into categories includes rendering the identified users based on the privacy settings.

11. The method of claim 8 wherein organizing the identified users includes also organizing the identified users by associated interest metrics.

12. A system configured to communicate across a wireless network on a computer readable medium, the system comprising:

a communications interface structured and configured to:

join a wireless mesh network that includes at least one wireless device configured to operate a wireless routing protocol;

discover a group of other wireless devices configured to participate in the wireless mesh network;

identify a network topology that indicates a location of the first wireless device in the wireless mesh network and a location of the second wireless device relative to a location of wireless routers, wherein the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the wireless routers are structured and arranged to run a wireless routing protocol;

a processor structured and configured to:

access an interest metric for a second wireless device in the group of other wireless devices, wherein the interest metric is based in part on a network topology from the wireless mesh network;

relate the interest metric to an interest threshold;

determine whether relating the interest metric to the interest threshold supports enabling messaging communications between the first and second wireless devices; and

if so, enable messaging communications to be exchanged between the first and second wireless devices.

13. The system of claim 12 wherein enabling messaging communications to be exchanged includes rendering an icon representing a communications pathway so that a user may interact with the icon to exchange communications.

14. The system of claim 12 wherein accessing the interest metric for the second wireless device includes accessing information that is based at least in part on characteristics of an entity operating the second wireless device.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein accessing characteristics of the entity operating the second wireless includes accessing at least one of an entity type, a content type, one or more interests of the entity, and a social interest.

16. The system of claim 14 wherein accessing the interest metric for the second wireless device includes accessing information that is based at least in part on a geographic location of the second wireless device.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein accessing information that is based at least in part on the geographic location of the second wireless device includes accessing at least one of a zip code, a state, a region, a street address, and a location based on a Global Positioning Signal.

18. The system of claim 13 further comprising rendering a participant list perceivable to the user.

19. The system of claim 18 wherein rendering the participant list includes:

identifying users;

organizing identified users into categories based on network proximity; and

displaying information for identified users.

20. The system of claim 19 wherein identifying the users includes accessing privacy settings for the users being identified.

21. The system of claim 20 wherein organizing the identified users into categories includes rendering the identified users based on the privacy settings.

22. The system of claim 19 wherein organizing the identified users includes also organizing the identified users by associated interest metrics.

23. A system configured to communicate across a wireless network on a computer readable medium, the system comprising:

means for joining a wireless mesh network that includes at least one wireless device configured to operate a wireless routing protocol;

means for discovering a group of other wireless devices configured to participate in the wireless mesh network;

means for identifying a network topology that indicates a location of the first wireless device in the wireless mesh network and a location of the second wireless device relative to a location of wireless routers, wherein the first wireless device, the second wireless device and the wireless routers are structured and arranged to run a wireless routing protocol;

means for accessing an interest metric for a second wireless device in the group of other wireless devices, wherein the interest metric is based in part on a network topology from the wireless mesh network;

means for relating the interest metric to an interest threshold;

means for determining whether relating the interest metric to the interest threshold supports enabling messaging communications between the first and second wireless devices; and

if so, means for enabling messaging communications to be exchanged between the first and second wireless devices.