The invention relates to a method and system for providing information in an easily customizable, interactive and collaborative format. Various manipulations of the data and its presentation, in many cases within one user action, including, for example, flexibly sorting, moving, aggregating, filtering, charting/graphing, etc. of rows and columns of display can be effected. Furthermore, the method and system enable sharing information between users communicating through a network, in a manner that allows the users to share the application look, feel, interaction and data, in whole or in part. The invention advantageously provides the information recalled from a server system cache, wherein the system can be updated either in real-time or at selectable times and operated in a redundant manner.