10. A method for previewing and storing textual abstracts of requested web pages and their associated out-links, said method comprising the following steps: (a) receiving a request for a web page from a web site; (b) downloading said web page from said web site via a browser; (c) determining if said web page has been previously visited, if so: determining if one or more hyperlinks are present in said downloaded web page; determining for each hyperlink whether a textual abstract is stored within said database; for each hyperlink having a stored textual abstract, automatically modifying said downloaded web page to include a reference to said stored textual abstract, and displaying said modified downloaded web page wherein said stored textual abstracts are rendered upon selecting associated hyperlinks in said downloaded web page at said remote terminal, else, automatically capturing a textual abstract of said downloaded page, wherein abstract of a given downloaded web page comprises elements of said given downloaded web page including at least the following: title and one or more keywords, said elements previously identified based on received inputs; and storing said captured textual abstract and associated hyperlink, wherein said stored textual abstracts are rendered upon selecting such associated hyperlinks in requested web pages.
10. A method for previewing and storing textual abstracts of requested web pages and their associated out-links, said method comprising the following steps: (a) receiving a request for a web page from a web site; (b) downloading said web page from said web site via a browser; (c) determining if said web page has been previously visited, if so: determining if one or more hyperlinks are present in said downloaded web page; determining for each hyperlink whether a textual abstract is stored within said database; for each hyperlink having a stored textual abstract, automatically modifying said downloaded web page to include a reference to said stored textual abstract, and displaying said modified downloaded web page wherein said stored textual abstracts are rendered upon selecting associated hyperlinks in said downloaded web page at said remote terminal, else, automatically capturing a textual abstract of said downloaded page, wherein abstract of a given downloaded web page comprises elements of said given downloaded web page including at least the following: title and one or more keywords, said elements previously identified based on received inputs; and storing said captured textual abstract and associated hyperlink, wherein said stored textual abstracts are rendered upon selecting such associated hyperlinks in requested web pages. 13. A method for previewing and storing textual abstracts of requested web pages and their associated out-links, as per claim 10 , wherein said hyperlinks maintained on said browser, are selectively highlighted and a corresponding thumbnail view of said web page is displayed at said remote terminal.