Detecting spam related and biased contexts for programmable search engines

Introduction to Programmable Search

[0034] Referring now to FIGS. 1-3, there is shown an example of the user experience in using a programmable search system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1 there is shown a page 100 from a host site, digitalslr.org, which is an example of a vertical content site, here the field of digital cameras, as its content and organization reflects the viewpoint and knowledge and of the entity that provides the site content. A vertical content site can be on any topic, and offer any type of information, and thus is not limited in that regard. For example, vertical content sites include sites on particular technologies or products (e.g., digital cameras or computers), political websites, blogs, community forums, news organizations, personal websites, industry associations, just to a name a few. What vertical content sites offer is a particular perspective and understanding of the world, one that may be of interest and value to