Methods and systems for providing content provider-specified url keyword navigation

An apparatus for retrieving a webpage associated with a domain-specific keyword, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
• receive an instruction from a client to request a first resource defined by a first URL, wherein the first URL includes a keyword in the form of a fragment identifier;
• send a first HTTP request to a first web server associated with a domain specified by the first URL;
• receive a first HTTP response from the first web server, wherein the first HTTP response includes a client-executable program;
• and
• execute the client-executable program, wherein executing the client-executable program comprises:
• determining a second URL associated with the first URL, the second URL being associated with a target page;
• and
• transmitting the second URL to the client.

An apparatus for retrieving a webpage associated with a domain-specific keyword, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
• receive an instruction to request a first resource defined by a direct navigation URL, the direct navigation URL including a keyword;
• send a first HTTP request to a first web server associated with a domain specified by the direct navigation URL, the first HTTP request including the keyword;
• and
• receive a first HTTP response from the first web server, wherein the first HTTP response includes a redirect instruction to a second resource defined by a second URL, the second URL being (1) determined by the first web server, (2) associated with the direct navigation URL by the first web server, and (3) based on the keyword.

An apparatus for retrieving a webpage associated with a domain-specific keyword, the method comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor communicatively coupled to the memory, the processor being configured to:
• receive an instruction to request a first resource defined by a first URL, wherein the first URL includes a keyword in the form of a fragment identifier;
• send a first HTTP request to a first web server associated with a domain name specified by the first URL;
• receive a first HTTP response from the first web server, wherein the first HTTP response includes a client-executable program;
• execute the client-executable program, wherein executing the client-executable program comprises:
• identifying the keyword;
• transmitting at least a portion of the first URL and the keyword to a second server for resolution;
• and
• receiving a second URL corresponding to a resolution of the keyword from the second server;
• send a second HTTP request to a third web server for a second resource defined by the second URL;
• and
• receive a second HTTP response from the third web server, wherein the second HTTP response includes a third resource.