Method and system for sharing an item of media content

1. A method of viewing a received item of media content, the method comprising of:

identifying a first location that is associated with the item of media content;

identifying a second location that is a current location of a recipient of the item of media content;

displaying, on a graphical user interface at the second location, a simulated journey from the second location to the first location, wherein the simulated journey comprises an aerial path between the second location and the first location; and

displaying the item of media content when a display of the simulated journey is complete.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the simulated journey from the second location to the first location comprises a first animation stage based on the second location and comprising zooming out from the second location, a second animation stage based on the aerial path and comprising following the aerial path between the second location and the first location, and a third animation stage based on the first location and comprising zooming in to the first location.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving an invitation to view the item of media content, wherein the displaying the simulated journey only occurs if the invitation is accepted.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the item of media content comprises at least one of text, audio, still image, animation, video footage, and multimedia.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising identifying the first location by identifying a geotag associated with the item of media content, or by identifying Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates associated with the item of media content.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aerial path is a direct path between the first and second locations.

7. A computer program stored on a non-transitory medium of a mobile device for executing the method of claim 2 .

8. A system of viewing a received item of media content, the system comprising one or more processors configured to:

identify a first location that is associated with the item of media content;

identify a second location that is a current location of a recipient of the item of media content;

display, on a graphical user interface at the second location, a simulated journey from the second location to the first location, wherein the simulated journey comprises an aerial path between the second location and the first location; and

display, on the graphical user interface at the second location, the item of media content when a display of the simulated journey is complete.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the simulated journey from the second location to the first location comprises a first animation stage based on the second location and comprising zooming out from the second location, a second animation stage based on the aerial path and comprising following the aerial path between the second location and the first location, and a third animation stage based on the first location and comprising zooming in to the first location.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to display the simulated journey only if a received invitation to view the item of media content is accepted.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the item of media content comprises at least one of text, audio, still image, animation, video footage, and multimedia.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to identify the first location by identifying a geotag associated with the item of media content, or by identifying Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates associated with the item of media content.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein the aerial path is a direct path between the first and second locations.

14. The system of claim 8 , further comprising a mobile device that includes the one or more processors configured to perform the steps of:

identifying the first location that is associated with the item of media content; identifying the second location that is the current location of the mobile device;

displaying, on the graphical user interface on the mobile device, the simulated journey from the second location to the first location, wherein the simulated journey comprises the aerial path between the second location and the first location; and

displaying, on the graphical user interface, the item of media content when a display of the simulated journey is complete.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that, when executed by one or more processors, configures the one or more processors to execute viewing a received item of media content comprising:

identifying a first location that is associated with the item of media content;

identifying a second location that is a current location of a recipient of the item of media content;

displaying, on a graphical user interface at the second location, a simulated journey from the second location to the first location, wherein the simulated journey comprises an aerial path between the second location and the first location; and

displaying the item of media content when a display of the simulated journey is complete.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to receive an invitation to view the item of media content, wherein the step of displaying the simulated journey only occurs if the invitation is accepted.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the item of media content comprises at least one of text, audio, still image, animation, video footage, and multimedia.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the one or more processors is further configured to identify the first location by identifying a geotag associated with the item of media content or by identifying Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates associated with the item of media content.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the aerial path is a direct path between the first and second locations.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the simulated journey from the second location to the first location comprises a first animation stage based on the second location and comprising zooming out from the second location, a second animation stage based on the aerial path and comprising following the aerial path between the second location and the first location, and a third animation stage based on the first location and comprising zooming in to the first location.