Abstract: Disclosed is a content distribution system including a content server communicatively coupled to a data packet network and running one or more server-side components. A mobile computing device also communicatively coupled to the data packet network and running a client-side component may be configured to: (a) receive from said one or more server-side components a mobile device operational scenario definition; (b) activate or configure one or more monitoring routines in accordance with the device operational scenario definition; and (c) monitor said mobile computing device for an occurrence of the defined operating scenario using the activated or configured monitoring routines.

Abstract: A method and mobile computing device for auto-playing a video clip within a web environment of a mobile computing device are provided. The method comprises including an auto-play script in a webpage downloaded to the web environment, wherein the web environment is disabled to auto-play video clips; and executing the auto-play script within the web environment, wherein the execution of the auto-play script causes at least: receiving the video clip from an external source and automatically playing the video clip in the web environment.