Distributed globally accessible information network implemented to maintain universal accessibility

A method of gathering information from multiple sites distributed across a globally accessible computer network, comprising:

• implementing with each of the multiple distributed sites an information provider storing metadata corresponding to information content that is retrievable from the site of or a site associated with the information provider, the information content being retrievable in response to a profiled information search request for search results derivable from the information content to which the metadata correspond;
• establishing a profiled information communication link between a root server that stores a list of multiple distributed sites each of which represented by metadata corresponding to directly or indirectly available information content and each of the multiple distributed sites storing metadata corresponding to information content that is retrievable in response to a profiled information search request;
• transmitting from an operating system client to the root server a profiled information search request for search results derivable from the information content to which the metadata correspond by a search performed on information content available at the site or sites associated with the information provider;
• forming a communication path for delivery of the search results of directly or indirectly available information content to which the metadata correspond to a destination site from a site or sites represented by the metadata of the profiled information search request;
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• delivering to the destination site the search results of directly or indirectly available information content organized for content-specific presentation.