1. a method for creating a concept-object database, the method comprising: producing an initial set of semantic objects, each semantic object including a reference to encoded information and an initial list of one or more tags; extracting semantic objects from a compiled list of annotated links to web pages provided by a commercial web site; compiling semantic objects from analyzing hyperlink patterns and text and symbols associated with hyperlinks to identify web pages that represent concepts; and extracting information related to semantic objects from compiled directories, electronic directories, and other compiled and organized data bases, using the extracted information to locate electronic documents that represent web pages and other displayed information, and creating semantic objects corresponding to the electronic documents; binding hyperlinks to semantic objects and processing the hyperlink-bound semantic objects in order to produce a set of first-level concept objects; and binding additional hyperlinks to first-level concept objects and further processing the additional-hyperlink-bound first-level concept objects to produce a set of concept objects stored in a concept-object database.