Reporting of search results

A method of reporting to a user results of a search carried out in a computer network that includes a plurality of computerized devices connected to a network infrastructure and at least one common access means for accessing network resources, wherein the results of the search are processed by the common access means, the method comprising:

• a) assigning a first weight to the number of cross-references pointing to a network resource;
• b) assigning a second weight to the number of users that bookmarked said network resource;
• c) assigning a third weight to an average rating of said network resource given by the users that bookmarked said network resource;
• d) calculating an order of presentation of the results of the search on the basis of the cross-references, number of users that bookmarked said network resources, the average rating, and the assigned weights.

A common access device, comprising:

• an electronic circuit configured to report to a user results of a search carried out in a computer network that includes a plurality of computerized devices connected to a network infrastructure and at least one common access device for accessing network resources, wherein the results of the search are processed by the common access-device, the-method comprising:
• a) assigning a first weight to the number of cross-references pointing to a network resource;
• b) assigning a second weight to the number of users that bookmarked said network resource;
• c) assigning a third weight to an average rating of the network resource given by the users that bookmarked the network resource;
• d) calculating an order of presentation of the results of the search on the basis of the cross-references, the number of users that bookmarked the network resources, the average rating, and the assigned weights.

A computer network, comprising:

• a plurality of computerized devices connected to a network infrastructure and at least one common access means for accessing network resources, the common access means being adapted to report to a user accessing the network resources via one of said computerized devices, results of a search carried out in the computer network, wherein the results of the search are processed by the common access means, and the common access means is adapted to:
• a) assign a first weight to a number of cross-references pointing to a network resource;
• b) assign a second weight to a number of users that bookmarked said network resource;
• c) assign a third weight to an average rating of said network resource given by users that bookmarked said network resource;
• and
• d) calculate an order of presentation of the results of the search on the basis of the cross-references, number of users that bookmarked said network resources, the average rating, and the assigned weights.

A computer program adapted to operate, when run on a computerized device, according to a method of monitoring usage of computer network resources by a plurality of users communicating with the computer network using computerized devices and accessing the network resources via a common access device and user profiles of at least part of the plurality of users are stored at the common access device, wherein the monitoring is carried out by the common access device, the method comprising the steps of:

• a) bookmarking by at least part of the plurality of users the accessed network resource;
• b) creating by at least one user a network resource profile by adding at least one tag that describes the network resource;
• and
• c) storing the information on bookmarks and network resource profiles in the common access means.

A computer program adapted to operate, when run on a computerized device, according to a method of reporting to a user results of a search carried out in a computer network that includes a plurality of computerized devices connected to a network infrastructure and at least one common access device for accessing network resources, wherein the results of the search are processed by the common access device, the method comprising:

• a) assigning a first weight to the number of cross-references pointing to a network resource;
• b) assigning a second weight to the number of users that bookmarked the network resource;
• c) assigning a third weight to an average rating of the network resource given by the users that bookmarked the network resource;
• d) calculating an order of presentation of the results of the search on the basis of the cross-references, the number of users that bookmarked the network resources, the average rating, and the assigned weights.

A method, comprising:

• storing data regarding network resources bookmarked by computer users of the network;
• storing data regarding user profiles generated by the users in conjunction with the bookmarked network resources;
• and
• organizing results of searches by the users of the network in accordance with the stored data of at least the network resources bookmarked by the users and determining an order of presentation of the results of the search.