2. A system including a network of web servers, where the system is configured to carry out operations comprising: (a) making a first web page available on the network so that the first web page can be viewed over the network using a web browser program executing on a client computer operated by a user, so that the first web page is widely available to client computers having access to the network, and where the first web page includes content created by a first author; (b) detecting that a second web page includes a reference to the first web page, where the second web page is widely available to client computers having access to the network, and is an independent web page that is not part of the first web page, and where the second web page includes content created by a second author; (c) after detecting that the second web page includes a reference to the first web page, receiving a request for the first web page from the client computer operated by the user; (d) responding to the request for the first web page by transferring the first web page over the network to the client computer operated by the user, and including within the first web page the content created by the first author and a representation of the second web page, where the representation of the second web page is automatically included within the transferred first web page, meaning that the representation of the second web page is included without requiring the user operating the client computer to be previously aware of the second web page, and without requiring the first author to search for the second web page.
2. A system including a network of web servers, where the system is configured to carry out operations comprising: (a) making a first web page available on the network so that the first web page can be viewed over the network using a web browser program executing on a client computer operated by a user, so that the first web page is widely available to client computers having access to the network, and where the first web page includes content created by a first author; (b) detecting that a second web page includes a reference to the first web page, where the second web page is widely available to client computers having access to the network, and is an independent web page that is not part of the first web page, and where the second web page includes content created by a second author; (c) after detecting that the second web page includes a reference to the first web page, receiving a request for the first web page from the client computer operated by the user; (d) responding to the request for the first web page by transferring the first web page over the network to the client computer operated by the user, and including within the first web page the content created by the first author and a representation of the second web page, where the representation of the second web page is automatically included within the transferred first web page, meaning that the representation of the second web page is included without requiring the user operating the client computer to be previously aware of the second web page, and without requiring the first author to search for the second web page. 3. The system of claim 2 , further configured to carry out operations comprising: enabling the display of the first web page within a web browser window so that the representation of the second web page can be selected by the user with an input device associated with the client computer while the first web page is displayed within the web browser window.