1. A method for optimizing results returned from interaction with a collection of information, the method comprising the acts of: establishing criteria associated with at least one operation on a collection of information, wherein the criteria is based, at least in part, on a measurement of the distinctiveness of a set of results; determining the set of results from interaction with a collection of information; modifying the set of results according to the at least one operation in response to a determination that the set of results matches the criteria; and outputting a modified result.