15. A method for generating a search term comprising: a. in response to a user dragging-and-dropping a graphical representation of an object comprising a plurality of items, at least one of the plurality of items comprising an item pointed to by a Universal Resource Locator (URL), onto a graphical representation of a search engine on a display screen, selecting at least one but not all of the items based on a profile defined by a selection made by the user; b. parsing only the selected items to generate a search term; and c. performing a search with the search term by the search engine to generate search results.
15. A method for generating a search term comprising: a. in response to a user dragging-and-dropping a graphical representation of an object comprising a plurality of items, at least one of the plurality of items comprising an item pointed to by a Universal Resource Locator (URL), onto a graphical representation of a search engine on a display screen, selecting at least one but not all of the items based on a profile defined by a selection made by the user; b. parsing only the selected items to generate a search term; and c. performing a search with the search term by the search engine to generate search results. 19. The method of claim 15 , wherein selecting comprises: selecting the profile from a plurality of stored profiles each indicating items that are to be used to generate a search term.