1. A method for accumulating search framework metadata for a unit of information, comprising: providing a user selectable evaluation indicia associated with a displayed unit of information within an application; responsive to a user interaction with said evaluation indicia, presenting an evaluation opportunity; responsive to a user participation with said evaluation opportunity, transforming at least a portion of the user's activities comprising said user participation into search framework metadata associated with said unit of information, the search framework metadata specifying non-topical search characteristics for said unit of information, the non-topical search characteristics excluding actual search terms; and wherein said search framework metadata is referenced by a search facility in response to receipt of a user-configurable search framework profile, wherein the search framework profile directs the search facility using one or more non-topical search characteristics.