2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: sorting the electronic objects based on the importance value.
1. A computer-implemented method for presenting information, comprising: obtaining a plurality of electronic objects, wherein the electronic objects comprise currently existing files or file folders or directories in a computer file system, contacts in a contact list or address book; displaying the electronic objects or their names or icons in a user interface; receiving an importance value associated with at least one of the electronic objects, wherein the importance value is entered by a user, wherein the importance value is an element selected from the group consisting at least of a numerical value directly entered by a user, a numerical value transformed from a text specified by a user, a numerical value transformed from a selection of a user interface object indicated by a user; determining a position to place the electronic objects or their names or icons in the user interface directly from the importance value; and placing the electronic objects or their names or icons in the position in the user interface.