1. A method of operation in a content delivery platform including at least one processor-based component having at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the method comprising: for each presentation of each of a plurality of narratives to a user, an entirety each narrative comprised of a set of a plurality of narrative segments, at least two of the narrative segments of each of the narratives having a distinct temporal order within a time sequence of events of the respective narrative: causing, by the at least one processor-based component, a successive presentation of ones of the narrative segments of the respective narrative to the user; and preventing, by the at least one processor-based component, the presentation of entirety of the respective narrative to the user before all of the narrative segments of the respective narrative have been presented to the user at least until an occurrence of at least one social media sharing action.
1. A method of operation in a content delivery platform including at least one processor-based component having at least one nontransitory processor-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and which stores at least one of processor-executable instructions or data, the method comprising: for each presentation of each of a plurality of narratives to a user, an entirety each narrative comprised of a set of a plurality of narrative segments, at least two of the narrative segments of each of the narratives having a distinct temporal order within a time sequence of events of the respective narrative: causing, by the at least one processor-based component, a successive presentation of ones of the narrative segments of the respective narrative to the user; and preventing, by the at least one processor-based component, the presentation of entirety of the respective narrative to the user before all of the narrative segments of the respective narrative have been presented to the user at least until an occurrence of at least one social media sharing action. 14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to the occurrence of the at least one social media sharing action, providing the user access to at least one piece of bonus material which was not otherwise available to the user.