A method of searching content is provided. The method includes receiving, in a social media messaging program, a search request including one or more search terms from a user of a client device. The method further includes searching, among the user's contacts locally stored on the client device, for contacts matching with the one or more search terms to produce first search results displaying a least a subset of the first search results and one or more search navigation affordances. At least one of the search navigation affordances corresponds to second search results of a first content type that are shared by the user and other users and at least one of the search navigation affordances corresponds to third search results of a second content type different from the first content type that are associated with the user.