In addition to streaming video applications, Adobe Flash Media Interactive Server and Adobe Flash Media Development Server can host social media and other real-time communication applications. Users can capture live audio and video, upload them to the server, and share them with others. These server editions also provide access to remote shared objects that synchronize data between many users, and so is ideal for developing online games.

You can use Server-Side ActionScript to connect to other systems, including Java 2 Enterprise servers, web services, and Microsoft .NET servers. This connectivity allows applications to take advantage of services such as database authentication, real-time updates from web services, and e-mail.

In addition to these advanced techniques, social media applications can take advantage of the video development techniques described in Developing media applications.