METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTING A PERSONALIZED SET OF INFORMATION ITEMS

A method for distributing information to a plurality of user stations each configured for communications with a multiplicity of servers via a non-proprietary network, includes steps for providing each of the user stations with a client interface that enables a user at that user station to select a personalized set of information channels from a listing of available information channels, wherein each information channel carries digital content from at least one of the servers; and providing each of the user stations with the digital content carried by the selected information channels. A corresponding system and user station are also described.