1. A method comprising: receiving information pertaining to a call to a called party placed by a calling party; sending a notification of the call to a device associated with the called party; receiving a response to the notification; sending a notification of a collaboration request to a device associated with the calling party based on the response, the collaboration request being a request for a collaboration to share data interactively between the called party and the calling party, the collaboration being in addition to the call; receiving a response to the collaboration request from the calling party, the response at least in part indicating whether the calling party accepts or denies the collaboration request; and connecting the call between the calling party and the called party when the calling party denies the collaboration request.