1. A method for processing search results, the method comprising: receiving the search results, the search results generated by a search engine in response to a search query entered by a user, the search results including a first result, the first result containing a first set of identifying data; and matching the first result with a first profile on a first social network, the first profile containing a second set of identifying data, the second set of identifying data satisfying matching criteria for similarity with the first set of identifying data, the first social network being merged with a second social network.