58. A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising: identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents; identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, proximate events of relevance; enabling a user to query based on all of the characteristics available; and a timeline view to depict one or more items related to a discussion in parallel along a timeline, to enable a user to see overlapping items, as well as the duration of each item.
58. A method to enable improved analysis and use of sociological data, the method comprising: identifying causal relationships between a plurality of documents; identifying a plurality of characteristics of a communication, including a modality used, actors involved, proximate events of relevance; enabling a user to query based on all of the characteristics available; and a timeline view to depict one or more items related to a discussion in parallel along a timeline, to enable a user to see overlapping items, as well as the duration of each item. 60. The method of claim 58 , wherein the timeline view further comprises indicators for a start time and stop time associated with a relevant subpoena.