Systems and methods for enhanced information visualization

1. A computer-implemented method for facilitating interaction between users, the method comprising:

receiving over a network to a server a first query for information from a user, the information relating to at least one of a product and a service;

transmitting from the server the first query to a plurality of information sources;

receiving at the server the information from the plurality of information sources in response to the first query;

parsing the information into a plurality of topics, each of the topics representing a category of metadata relating to the information;

generating a matrix display that organizes the received information into the plurality of topics;

allowing a plurality of users to access the matrix display generated for the user;

determining by the server whether updated information is available by transmitting a second query to the plurality of information sources;

receiving at the server the updated information from at least one of the plurality of information sources in response to the second query;

receiving hyperlinks to the information relating to the at least one of the product and the service from at least one of the plurality of users;

updating the matrix display to include the updated information from at least one of the plurality of information sources;

updating the matrix display to include the received hyperlinks; and

displaying an indicator that the updated information has been received.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a purchasing decision from at least one of the plurality of users that has accessed the matrix display.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising compiling a purchasing order from the user and at least one of the plurality of users.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

determining that the compiled purchasing order from the user and the at least one of the plurality of users provides a discount; and

transmitting a notification to the user and the at least one of the plurality of users regarding the discount.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising allowing the user and at least one of the plurality of users to leverage the compiled purchasing order to obtain a discounted purchase.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving at least one preference from at least one of the plurality of users;

reformatting the matrix display in accordance with the received preference; and

storing a version of the matrix display.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the matrix display is generated using at least one organization template.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the topics in the matrix display by retrieving metadata from the received information.