1. A method of providing quick searching of a contact list for an electronic communication system, comprising: displaying a contact list search user interface display object to a user, said contact list search user interface display object including a plurality of independently selectable search options including a search contacts by attributes search option and a search groups by attributes search option; displaying, responsive to said user selecting said search contacts by attributes search option, a user interface object enabling said user to search attributes associated with contacts in said contacts list to generate a result set of contacts having attributes matching a search query; and displaying, responsive to said user selecting said search groups by attributes search option, a user interface object enabling said user to search attributes associated with groups in said contacts list to generate a result set of groups having attributes matching a search query.