Systems and methods for collaboration

A system for collaboration, comprising:

• a computer that is configured for:
• receiving requests from first and second clients to establish a collaboration place;
• based on the requests:
• establishing the collaboration place, and
• forming network connections between the collaboration place and each of the first and second clients;
• and
• associating the collaboration place with first and second collaboration place interfaces executing on the respective first and second clients, each of the first and second collaboration place interfaces including a primary display for presenting a primary type of data, each of the first and second collaboration place interfaces configured for being escalated based on a request from the respective client to include at least one secondary display for presenting a secondary type of data.

A computer readable medium having instructions thereon for performing steps for collaboration, the steps comprising:

• receiving requests from first and second clients to establish a collaboration place;
• based on the requests:
• establishing the collaboration place, and
• forming network connections between the collaboration place and each of the first and second clients;
• and
• associating the collaboration place with first and second collaboration place interfaces executing on the respective first and second clients, each of the first and second collaboration place interfaces including a primary display for presenting a primary type of data, each of the first and second collaboration place interfaces configured for being escalated based on a request from the respective client to include at least one secondary display for presenting a secondary type of data.