17. A search engine method, said search engine method comprising: providing a search engine service, said providing said search engine service comprising providing a plurality of results in response to a first query, said first query being received at a first computer system via a first computer network; verifying, by a computer, ownership or control of at least one website, said verifying ownership or control comprising (i) generating a first identifier, (ii) requesting a first resource, and (iii) determining whether said first identifier appears in said first resource; and providing at least one auxiliary service for verified websites; wherein said auxiliary service is selected from the group consisting of: (i) providing website analytic data; (ii) providing an electronic shopping cart or checkout mechanism; (iii) causing display of financial status indicia; (iv) providing a customizable search engine; (v) causing display of a customizable toolbar; (vi) causing display of an advertisement that is relevant to a first term; (vii) providing search query disambiguation; (viii) sharing with a first entity proceeds from a first transaction; and (ix) causing display of real-time quantity indicia.
17. A search engine method, said search engine method comprising: providing a search engine service, said providing said search engine service comprising providing a plurality of results in response to a first query, said first query being received at a first computer system via a first computer network; verifying, by a computer, ownership or control of at least one website, said verifying ownership or control comprising (i) generating a first identifier, (ii) requesting a first resource, and (iii) determining whether said first identifier appears in said first resource; and providing at least one auxiliary service for verified websites; wherein said auxiliary service is selected from the group consisting of: (i) providing website analytic data; (ii) providing an electronic shopping cart or checkout mechanism; (iii) causing display of financial status indicia; (iv) providing a customizable search engine; (v) causing display of a customizable toolbar; (vi) causing display of an advertisement that is relevant to a first term; (vii) providing search query disambiguation; (viii) sharing with a first entity proceeds from a first transaction; and (ix) causing display of real-time quantity indicia. 19. The search engine method in claim 17 wherein: said providing said plurality of results is performed at least partly according to a first relevance-ranking methodology, said first relevance-ranking methodology being selected from the group consisting of (i) a link-based methodology, (ii) a payment-based methodology, (iii) a vote-based methodology, and (iv) a freshness-based methodology.