1. A data management system comprising: one or more memory stores that store a plurality of objects, each object including a time parameter and at least one other metadata value, each object further including content that is displayed within a thumbnail to represent the object; an object management component that organizes the objects into one or more time based bands based on the at least one other metadata value associated with each object, wherein each object is further organized within its corresponding time based band based on its time parameter; a display component that displays at least one of the one or more time based bands within a user interface on a display device, each of the at least one time based band being zoomable such that as a time based band is zoomed in, the thumbnail for each object in the time based band displays more of the object's content whereas as a time based band is zoomed out, the thumbnail for each object in the time based band displays less of the object's content; and a zooming component that receives user input to zoom the time based band, wherein the zooming component receives the user input by means of navigational buttons that are displayed in conjunction with the one or more time based bands or by means of a mouse wheel on a wheel-enabled mouse.