1. An apparatus comprising: a network interface configured to send messages; one or more processors configured to identify media content that has been at least partially played at a media playback device within a recent period of time; a display mechanism configured to display, within a message composition interface, an arrangement of phrases selected based on the identified media content; an input mechanism configured to receive selection input that selects a particular phrase from the arrangement; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to insert the particular phrase into a message being composed within the message composition interface responsive to the input mechanism receiving the selection input; wherein the network interface is further configured to receive, from a server system, metadata describing the identified media content; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select at least one of the phrases for inclusion in the arrangement from the metadata describing the identified media content, including at least one of: a title, actor or actress name, writer name, air date or time, channel, clip, or image.
1. An apparatus comprising: a network interface configured to send messages; one or more processors configured to identify media content that has been at least partially played at a media playback device within a recent period of time; a display mechanism configured to display, within a message composition interface, an arrangement of phrases selected based on the identified media content; an input mechanism configured to receive selection input that selects a particular phrase from the arrangement; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to insert the particular phrase into a message being composed within the message composition interface responsive to the input mechanism receiving the selection input; wherein the network interface is further configured to receive, from a server system, metadata describing the identified media content; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select at least one of the phrases for inclusion in the arrangement from the metadata describing the identified media content, including at least one of: a title, actor or actress name, writer name, air date or time, channel, clip, or image. 3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising: wherein the network interface is further configured to receive, from a server system, at least a first phrase and an indication that the first phrase has been used in a first message sent by a first user within a certain period of time after a first media playback device associated with the first user played at least a first portion of the identified media content; wherein the one or more processors are further configured to select the first phrase for inclusion in the arrangement because of the indication.