8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the content displayed in the content pane comprises content associated with the contextual data displayed in the context pane.
1. A computer-implemented method for providing a context pane with semantic zoom, the method comprising: providing a content interface comprising a content pane and a context pane, the content pane adapted to provide content, the context pane adapted to display a richness of contextual data associated with the content using a plurality of selectable tabs in the context pane, each of the plurality of selectable tabs corresponding to a category of contextual data; providing a database storing the contextual data, wherein the contextual data includes data identifying users who are authorized to access the content and data corresponding to activities performed by the users who are authorized to access the content; displaying a list of the users permitted to access the content as a first category of contextual data upon receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectable tabs and displaying an activity stream showing activities performed by users in the list of the users permitted to access the content upon receiving a selection of another one of the plurality of selectable tabs; providing a selectable interface element in the content interface, wherein the selectable interface element is adapted to modify size of the context pane; receiving a selection of the interface element; and automatically transforming the context pane from displaying the richness of contextual data into displaying another richness of contextual data upon receiving the selection of the interface element, wherein the richness of contextual data and the another richness of contextual data comprise displaying the activity stream showing activities in different levels of detail.