30. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , the operations further comprising: executing a notification creation function to generate a notification for the application, wherein the notification comprises at least a non-modifiable dataset and associated metadata describing data contained within the non-modifiable dataset.
30. The computer readable storage device of claim 29 , the operations further comprising: executing a notification creation function to generate a notification for the application, wherein the notification comprises at least a non-modifiable dataset and associated metadata describing data contained within the non-modifiable dataset. 32. The computer readable storage device of claim 30 , wherein executing the notification creation function further comprises packaging the notification with metadata that assists with display of data contained within the non-modifiable dataset, and wherein the packaging is performed by the application.