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Abstract

A search server searches web sites based upon a search term. Maxima categories are provided that sort search results based upon popularity and/or context similarity. A web browser displays the search result pages. A maxima determination module within the search server responds to the delivery of the initial search term by first categorizing search results applicability to the search term on the basis of maxima or by generating maxima categories with search results that correlated to the search term. Search results within each applicable maximum are then sorting on the basis of popularity within each of the maxima categories to effectuate popularity ranks for each search result or web page. User interaction with search results are monitored to better select search maxima and popularity ranks for subsequent search result requests for this search term, whereby the desirability of search results provided to the user improves over time.

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