Icebreaker activities using an intelligent beverage container

1. A method comprising:

detecting, using at least one accelerometer of a first beverage container associated with a first user account, that a two-party triggering action has been performed by the first beverage container and a second beverage container associated with a second user account, the two-party triggering action occurring while the second beverage container is within a threshold distance of the first beverage container;

transmitting, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a first user identifier associated with the first beverage container to the second beverage container over a direct wireless connection between the first beverage container and the second beverage container;

receiving, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a second user identifier associated with the second beverage container over the direct wireless connection; and

transmitting, by the first beverage container and based on the detected two-party triggering action, a connection request comprising the received second user identifier to a server to establish a social media connection between the first user account and the second user account.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting that the two-party triggering action has been performed by the first beverage container and the second beverage container comprises:

detecting the first and second beverage containers being in substantial physical contact with each other.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the connection request is a friend request via an online social network.

4. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving a limited portion of information about a second user associated with the second user account.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first and second user accounts are associated with one or more online social networks.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying information indicative of at least one of the additional commonalities on at least the first beverage container.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the information indicative of the additional commonalities is displayed after a predetermined time period of the first and second beverage containers being within the threshold distance of each other.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

updating the display of information indicative of the additional commonalities to illustrate a different commonality after a predetermined time period.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the commonality comprises one or more of a home town, a visited location, an acquaintance, a school, a sports team, a present or former employer, an organization membership, an interest, a common activity, a membership in an online social network, a beverage choice, or a purchase history.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting that the two-party triggering action has been performed comprises detecting the second beverage container via a wireless signal.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the wireless signal is transmitted via a wireless communications module in each of the first and second beverage containers.

12. A first beverage container apparatus comprising:

at least one accelerometer;

a wireless transceiver;

a processor;

a memory in electronic communication with the processor; and

instructions being executable by the processor to,

detect, using the at least one accelerometer, that a two-party triggering action has been performed by the first beverage container and a second beverage container associated with a second user account, the two-party triggering action occurring while the second beverage container is within a threshold distance of the first beverage container, wherein the first beverage container is associated with a first user account;

transmit, based on the detected two-party triggering action, a first user identifier associated with the first beverage container to the second beverage container using the wireless transceiver over a direct wireless connection between the first beverage container and the second beverage container;

receive, based on the detected two-party triggering action, a second user identifier associated with the second beverage container over the direct wireless connection using the wireless transceiver; and

transmit, based on the detected two-party triggering action, a connection request comprising the received second user identifier to a server using the wireless transceiver to establish a social media connection between the first user account and the second user account.

13. The first beverage container of claim 12 , wherein detecting that the two-party triggering action has been performed by the first beverage container and the second beverage container comprises:

detecting the first and second beverage containers being in substantial physical contact with each other.

14. The first beverage container of claim 13 , wherein connecting the second user account with the first user account shares a limited portion of information about a first user associated with the first user account with a second user associated with the second user account.

15. The first beverage container of claim 12 , wherein the first and second user accounts are associated with one or more online social networks.

16. The first beverage container of claim 12 , further comprising:

a display communicatively coupled with the processor;

wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to:

display information indicative of at least one of the additional commonalities on the display.