17. A method, comprising: defining favorite categories associated with a plurality of taxonomies prior to conducting a search of a database; creating a user profile, which includes interests of a user to succinctly provide a basis that defines the favorite categories and associating the favorite categories with the user profile such that the favorite categories are stored and are used subsequently in conducting a fast path search, wherein the favorite categories are recorded and automatically added to a list associated with the user; selecting a fast path searching option that allows the search of the database to be conducted as the fast path search in only the defined favorite categories; conducting the fast path search of the database located on a server using a displayed control to search the favorite categories, the fast path search being within a plurality of the favorite categories based upon search criteria by comparing the search criteria to content information within each favorite category of the favorite categories; retrieving and displaying search results associated with said each favorite category of the favorite categories which have matching criteria based on the conducted fast path search during the displaying of the favorite categories; allowing the user to conduct the fast path search of the database on the server for the plurality of the favorite categories in a single step for the content information obtained by the comparing, even when the favorite categories are from different taxonomies; using the server to define one or more common categories found within multiple searches as the favorite categories; prompting to the user to add one or more common categories found within one or more previous searches to the favorite categories; and displaying the favorite categories in an expanded manner to show sub categories of the favorite categories and to show the favorite categories in a hierarchical relationship; presenting an interface to the user allowing the user to specify selected ones of the taxonomies to expand by default.
24. The method of claim 17 , wherein the favorite categories are pre-defined categories, categorized in a hierarchical format to provide specific search focus.