SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING CONTENT

1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a computing device, a messaging interface that includes at least an option for sending ephemeral messages to users of a social networking system and an option for sending non-ephemeral messages to users of the social networking system; and

sending, by the computing device, a message through the social networking system, wherein the message is sent through an ephemeral message thread or a non-ephemeral message thread as designated by a user operating the computing device.

2 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, that the message is an ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing, by the computing device, a camera application interface to be presented, wherein the user is able to capture the ephemeral message using the camera application interface.

3 . The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein a visual text messaging interface is accessible from the camera application interface.

4 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, that the message is a non-ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing, by the computing device, a text messaging interface to be presented, the text-messaging interface including a virtual keyboard for creating the non-ephemeral message.

5 . The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , wherein the interface includes an option to share content items as non-ephemeral messages.

6 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the message is an ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient, and wherein the recipient has an option to reply to the ephemeral message with a different ephemeral message.

7 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the message is an ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient, and wherein the recipient has an option to reply to the ephemeral message with a non-ephemeral message.

8 . The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the non-ephemeral message is sent through the non-ephemeral message thread.

9 . The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

determining, by the computing device, that the message is a non-ephemeral message being sent to a recipient with whom the user has no follower relationship; and

causing, by the computing device, a message request to be sent to the recipient.

10 . The computer-implemented method of claim 9 , wherein the non-ephemeral message is not delivered to the recipient until the message request is accepted by the recipient.

11 . A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:

providing a messaging interface that includes at least an option for sending ephemeral messages to users of a social networking system and an option for sending non-ephemeral messages to users of the social networking system; and

sending a message through the social networking system, wherein the message is sent through an ephemeral message thread or a non-ephemeral message thread as designated by a user operating the computing device.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to perform:

determining that the message is an ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing a camera application interface to be presented, wherein the user is able to capture the ephemeral message using the camera application interface.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein a visual text messaging interface is accessible from the camera application interface.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the instructions further cause the system to perform:

determining that the message is a non-ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing a text messaging interface to be presented, the text-messaging interface including a virtual keyboard for creating the non-ephemeral message.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the interface includes an option to share content items as non-ephemeral messages.

16 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

providing a messaging interface that includes at least an option for sending ephemeral messages to users of a social networking system and an option for sending non-ephemeral messages to users of the social networking system; and

sending a message through the social networking system, wherein the message is sent through an ephemeral message thread or a non-ephemeral message thread as designated by a user operating the computing device.

17 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to perform:

determining that the message is an ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing a camera application interface to be presented, wherein the user is able to capture the ephemeral message using the camera application interface.

18 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein a visual text messaging interface is accessible from the camera application interface.

19 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the instructions further cause the computing system to perform:

determining that the message is a non-ephemeral message being sent to at least one recipient; and

causing a text messaging interface to be presented, the text-messaging interface including a virtual keyboard for creating the non-ephemeral message.

20 . The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the interface includes an option to share content items as non-ephemeral messages.