A computer-implemented method of interacting with at least one data item includes storing, in a database system, a configuration, of each of the data items as a distinct information object, in which each information object has an association with a picture, a heading, and a link to the corresponding data item. The method additionally uses the stored configurations to make available for display a representation of each of at least two of the information objects in a uniform format, wherein the format includes a card, and, within the card, the picture, the heading, a set of indicators, the set of indicators having at least one member, and a function mechanism giving graphical access to a set of functions.