1. A term relationship identification method used in connection with a social network having a plurality of social networking partners, the method comprising: identifying by a processor at least one term in a first document, the first document having been created by one of the plurality of social networking partners; determining by the processor an association between the first document and at least a second document, the second document having been created by one of the plurality of social networking partners; and improving by the processor a search result based upon the determined association of the first document with the second document, wherein the identified term in the first document is used to include the second document in the search result.