The invention relates to a method of sharing resources in an instant communication and social networking application. The method includes the following steps that: a resource message is received; the resource message is parsed, so that resource basic information can be obtained; an inputted instant communication message is obtained; and matching is performed on the instant communication message and the resource basic information, when the instant communication message and the resource basic information are matched with each other, resource sharing requesting is trigged. With the method adopted, the activity degree of instant communication users in a resource sharing process can be improved, and the stickiness of the users can be increased. The invention also provides a system for sharing resources in an instant communication or social network application.