Ad-hoc queries integrating usage analytics with search results

A method for integrating usage analytics with search results for a system, comprising:

• receiving search results for a system;
• determining usage analytics, including:
• identifying a usage event,
• configuring the usage event, wherein configuring the usage event comprises defining at least one usage event option associated with the usage event,
• receiving usage information based on the configured usage event, and
• using the usage information to produce the usage analytics;
• integrating usage analytics with the search results;
• and
• presenting the integrated usage analytics with the search results.

A computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for integrating usage analytics with search results for a system, comprising:

• receiving search results for a system;
• determining usage analytics, including:
• identifying a usage event,
• configuring the usage event, wherein configuring the usage event comprises defining at least one usage event option associated with the usage event,
• receiving usage information based on the configured usage event, and
• using the usage information to produce the usage analytics;
• integrating usage analytics with the search results;
• and
• presenting the integrated usage analytics with the search results.

A system for integrating usage analytics with search results for a system, comprising:

• an analytics engine that is configured to create usage analytics from usage information collected from users;
• and
• at least one processor;
• memory, operatively connected to the at least one processor and containing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
• receiving search results for a system;
• determining usage analytics, including:
• identifying a usage event,
• configuring the usage event, wherein configuring the usage event comprises defining at least one usage event option associated with the usage event,
• receiving usage information based on the configured usage event, and
• using the usage information to produce the usage analytics;
• integrating usage analytics with the search results;
• and
• presenting the integrated usage analytics with the search results.