Definition

Use the share verb when an actor recommends an object to others. The main difference between post and share is that in share the actor is not the owner of the object. For more information see: http://martin.atkins.me.uk/specs/activitystreams/activityschema#share 

URI

http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/share

Objects

Because all of the object types are social objects at this point they can all be shared into the user's stream. Targets are not usually used with the Share verb.

Additional fields

• Annotation
• Comments
• Likes

Examples 

Mary shared an article "10 Ideas for Great Mother's Day gifts under $100"

Notes

Sharing implies posting someone else's object.

Implementations

• MySpace - Publish
• Facebook - Publish
• Cliqset - Publish and Consume
• Windows Live - Consume
• Yahoo - Consume
• Google RTS - Consume
• And many more who do not use activitystrea.ms yet