Abstract: Application containers, displayed on a display of a computing device, organize essential applications and other data that a user needs into a single view. An application container can include only the most important applications and data for a user's specific role. Using a nested file directory, application containers create role-based mini start screens composed of tiles that when activated launch nested application containers and different types of applications and that can display various static and dynamic data. Application containers can filter, share, and display tiles and data based on the user's role. Application containers can also create reports and graphs based on data underlying each application container. Some application containers are generated by using an application container generator.

Abstract: A method and system to facilitate sharing of information amongst users comprises assessing a degree of commonality between each of the users. Once a degree of commonality between the users is assessed, information is shared amongst the users having an assessed degree of commonality greater than a predetermined degree of commonality. In this way, the information being shared is most likely to be useful because it is being shared by users having common traits and characteristics. The degree of commonality can be assessed by comparing areas of interest of the users. The information on the areas of interest may comprise search criteria independently developed by each user to search for information or utilize resources in a network. The degree of commonality may also be assessed by recording each occurrence when a user accepted or did not accept information obtained from each other user.