Personalizable information networks
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1. A method performed by a computing device for creating a shareable pinboard collection, comprising:
- receiving from a user a selection of one or more search providers, each of the search providers for searching an information source;
employing the selected one or more search providers to perform a search for information items matching a criteria specified by the user; and
receiving an indication of information items located by the selected one or more search providers, each located information item indicating a result.
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Abstract
A facility for creating a shareable pinboard collection is disclosed. In various embodiments, the facility receives from a user a selection of one or more search providers, employs the selected one or more search providers to perform a search for information items matching a criteria specified by the user, and receives an indication of information items located by the selected one or more search providers.
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1. A method performed by a computing device for creating a shareable pinboard collection, comprising:
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receiving from a user a selection of one or more search providers, each of the search providers for searching an information source;
employing the selected one or more search providers to perform a search for information items matching a criteria specified by the user; and
receiving an indication of information items located by the selected one or more search providers, each located information item indicating a result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method of creating a shareable pinboard collection, the method comprising:
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employing multiple search providers to perform a search for information items matching a criteria specified by a user;
merging results provided by the search providers into an internal form; and
providing an indication of the merged results to a user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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