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A method being performed by one or more computing devices including at least one processor, for presenting, in association with search engine results pages, supplemental results in response to search queries with indications that such supplemental results have been endorsed by a user and/or social network connections of the user, the method comprising:

• receiving a search query from the user;
• determining that data associated with social network connections of the user is available;
• determining a plurality of algorithmically-derived search results that satisfy the received search query;
• determining at least one document that satisfies the received search query and that has been endorsed by one or more of the social network connections of the user, the at least one document being determined independent of the plurality of algorithmically-derived search results;
• and
• presenting an identifier of the at least one document on a search engine results page with an indication that the at least one document has been endorsed by the user and/or the one or more of the social network connections of the user along with an identification of the one or more social network connections of the user that endorsed the at least one document.

A system for presenting, in association with search engine results pages, supplemental results in response to search queries with indications that such supplemental results have been endorsed by a user and/or social network connections of the user, the system comprising:

• a computing device associated with a search engine having one or more processors and one or more computer-readable storage media;
• and
• a data store coupled with the search engine,
• wherein the search engine:
• receives a search query from the user;
• determines that data associated with social network connections of the user is available;
• determines a plurality of algorithmically-derived search results that satisfy the received search query;
• determines at least one document that satisfies the received search query and that has been endorsed by one or more of the social network connections of the user, the at least one document being determined independent of the plurality of algorithmically-derived search results;
• and
• presents an identifier of the at least one document on a search engine results page with an indication that the at least one document has been endorsed by the user and/or the one or more of the social network connections of the user along with an identification of the one or more social network connections of the user that endorsed the at least one document.