diff --git a/activities/browser/BrowserActivity.py b/activities/browser/BrowserActivity.py
index e9e06714..8ed39d98 100644
--- a/activities/browser/BrowserActivity.py
+++ b/activities/browser/BrowserActivity.py
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ class BrowserActivity(Activity):
 	def get_embed(self):
 		return self.embed
 	
-	def publish(self):
+	def share(self):
 		escaped_title = xml.sax.saxutils.escape(self.embed.get_title())
 		escaped_url = xml.sax.saxutils.escape(self.embed.get_address())
 
-		# Publish ourselves on the network
+		# Share this activity with others
 		properties = {_SERVICE_URI_TAG: escaped_url, _SERVICE_TITLE_TAG: escaped_title}
 		self._share_service = self._pservice.share_activity(self,
 				stype=self._default_type, properties=properties)
diff --git a/shell/ActivityHost.py b/shell/ActivityHost.py
index fb17d777..6f3b2d1a 100644
--- a/shell/ActivityHost.py
+++ b/shell/ActivityHost.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class ActivityHost:
 	def get_id(self):
 		return self._id
 
-	def publish(self):
-		self._activity.publish()
+	def share(self):
+		self._activity.share()
 
 	def get_shared(self):
 		return self._activity.get_shared()
diff --git a/shell/PresenceView.py b/shell/PresenceView.py
index 4662e659..8f5b3381 100644
--- a/shell/PresenceView.py
+++ b/shell/PresenceView.py
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class PresenceView(gtk.VBox):
 		button_box.show()
 	
 	def _share_button_clicked_cb(self, button):
-		self._activity.publish()
+		self._activity.share()
 	
 	def _on_buddyList_buddy_selected(self, view, *args):
 		(model, aniter) = view.get_selection().get_selected()
diff --git a/sugar/activity/Activity.py b/sugar/activity/Activity.py
index 6c5b46d3..e65474b1 100644
--- a/sugar/activity/Activity.py
+++ b/sugar/activity/Activity.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import sugar.util
 ACTIVITY_SERVICE_NAME = "com.redhat.Sugar.Activity"
 ACTIVITY_SERVICE_PATH = "/com/redhat/Sugar/Activity"
 
-ON_PUBLISH_CB = "publish"
+ON_SHARE_CB = "share"
 
 def get_path(activity_name):
 	"""Returns the activity path"""
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ActivityDbusService(dbus.service.Object):
 	The dbus service is separate from the actual Activity object so that we can
 	tightly control what stuff passes through the dbus python bindings."""
 
-	_ALLOWED_CALLBACKS = [ON_PUBLISH_CB]
+	_ALLOWED_CALLBACKS = [ON_SHARE_CB]
 
 	def __init__(self, xid, activity):
 		self._activity = activity
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ class ActivityDbusService(dbus.service.Object):
 			gobject.idle_add(self._call_callback_cb, self._callbacks[name], *args)
 
 	@dbus.service.method(ACTIVITY_SERVICE_NAME)
-	def publish(self):
-		"""Called by the shell to request the activity to publish itself on the network."""
-		self._call_callback(ON_PUBLISH_CB)
+	def share(self):
+		"""Called by the shell to request the activity to share itself on the network."""
+		self._call_callback(ON_SHARE_CB)
 
 	@dbus.service.method(ACTIVITY_SERVICE_NAME)
 	def get_id(self):
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ class Activity(gtk.Window):
 	
 	def _register_service(self):
 		self._dbus_service = self._get_new_dbus_service()
-		self._dbus_service.register_callback(ON_PUBLISH_CB, self._internal_on_publish_cb)
+		self._dbus_service.register_callback(ON_SHARE_CB, self._internal_on_share_cb)
 
 	def _cleanup(self):
 		if self._dbus_service:
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ class Activity(gtk.Window):
 		"""Return whether or not this Activity is visible to the user."""
 		return self._has_focus
 
-	def _internal_on_publish_cb(self):
-		"""Callback when the dbus service object tells us the user has closed our activity."""
-		self.publish()
+	def _internal_on_share_cb(self):
+		"""Callback when the dbus service object tells us the user has shared our activity."""
+		self.share()
 
 	def get_id(self):
 		return self._activity_id
@@ -215,6 +215,6 @@ class Activity(gtk.Window):
 	# Pure Virtual methods that subclasses may/may not implement
 	#############################################################
 
-	def publish(self):
-		"""Called to request the activity to publish itself on the network."""
+	def share(self):
+		"""Called to request the activity to share itself on the network."""
 		pass
diff --git a/sugar/chat/ActivityChat.py b/sugar/chat/ActivityChat.py
index 90b1f4bc..aab83c1d 100644
--- a/sugar/chat/ActivityChat.py
+++ b/sugar/chat/ActivityChat.py
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ class ActivityChat(GroupChat):
 				address=addr, port=port)
 		self._setup_stream(self._chat_service)
 
-	def publish(self):
-		"""Only called when we publish the activity this chat is tied to."""
+	def share(self):
+		"""Only called when we share the activity this chat is tied to."""
 		self._chat_service = self._pservice.share_activity(self._activity,
 				stype=ActivityChat.SERVICE_TYPE)
 		self._setup_stream(self._chat_service)