System and method for automated tracking and analysis of document usage

A system for automatically submitting a Web page to a search engine, wherein the Web page features an embedded object, comprising:

• (a) a Web server for serving the Web page;
• (b) a Web browser for requesting the Web page from said Web server, such that when the Web page is received, the embedded object is activated;
• and
• (c) a submission Web server for receiving at least a URL of the Web page upon activation of the embedded object.

A method for automatically submitting a Web page to a search engine, the Web page featuring an embedded object, comprising:

• requesting the Web page by a Web browser;
• upon receipt of the Web page by said Web browser, automatically invoking a request for the embedded object;
• and
• receiving at least the URL of the Web page by said search engine through said request.

A method for ranking a Web page, comprising:

• defining a time period for dynamically ranking Web pages;
• detecting a request for the Web page from a Web browser;
• determining a frequency of requests per said defined time period;
• and
• ranking the Web page according to said frequency of requests per said defined time period to determine the popularity of the Web page.

A method for automatically submitting an URI of a document to a repository, the document featuring an embedded object, the method comprising:

• requesting the document by a user application capable of displaying the document;
• receiving the document by said user application;
• automatically invoking a request for the embedded object when displaying the document by said user application;
• and
• receiving at least the address of the document by the repository through said request.