Ben, One additional topic for focus -- as if you need it in the search engine field! :-) -- is sponsored search, content providers paying for inclusion in search engine results listings. Is sponsored search advertising or just another method of providing relevant content? All sorts of research angles with this area. Best, Jim ************************************** Jim Jansen Email: jjansen@acm.org URL: http://ist.psu.edu/faculty_pages/jjansen/ Blog: http://jimjansen.blogspot.com/ Phone: 814-865-6459 Fax: 814-865-6426 College of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University 329F Information Sciences and Technology Building University Park, PA, 16802, USA **************************************