9. A method for a multimedia seek sequence using a synchronization index and a mobile computing device comprising the steps: displaying on a mobile computing device text from a synchronization index, wherein said synchronization index comprises respective times within multimedia corresponding to a word or range of words and wherein said text is displayed other than as a web page; wherein said mobile computing device comprises a viewing screen and a touch-sensitive input interface; receiving information indicating a user's selected mobile computing device touch-sensitive input interface gesture performed on a portion of said viewing screen corresponding to a word, or range of words, from said synchronization index, wherein said gesture is recognized by said touch-sensitive input interface; performing a data lookup using said synchronization index, wherein said synchronization index is referenced to provide data for a time location t1 that corresponds to said word or range of words selected by the recognized gesture; and seeking on said mobile computing device multimedia corresponding to said synchronization index, and if found, accessing multimedia at t1.
10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising: requesting from a second computing device delivery of multimedia beginning at time t1; delivering multimedia beginning at time t1, or providing instructions for the delivery of multimedia beginning at time t1, to a receiving device, wherein said multimedia comprises at least an audio element; and caching within said mobile computing device at least a portion of said audio element.