25. A method of presenting search results for semantically indexed content, the method comprising: a computing device transmitting a search query in a natural or structured query language to a search engine server, the search engine server processing the search query through at least one index based upon syntax, semantics, or a combination thereof extracted from the search query, the at least one index including a semantic index representing words and semantic meaning of the words, the search engine server utilizing the semantic index to determine a meaning of the search query; receiving, by the computing device from the search engine server: search results in response to the search query from the computing device, a plurality of facets that matched the search query or are relevant to the meaning of the search query, and faceted search results for the plurality of facets associated with the search results; at the computing device, displaying the search results and one or more of the plurality of facets, wherein the plurality of facets includes semantic facets derived from semantic metadata encapsulated to pieces of content referenced in the faceted search results, wherein the semantic metadata includes editorial metadata, semantic annotations, or a combination thereof, wherein at least a first semantic facet of the semantic facets is instantiated from the semantic metadata in response to the search query, wherein at least a second semantic facet of the semantic facets is created from the semantic metadata in an enrichment process and stored in the semantic index, wherein the search results and the faceted search results for the plurality of facets together form a current result set for the search query, and wherein each of the facets is associated with a representative element including an element selectable by a user to selectively include the facet in a refined or filtered search; responsive to at least one user selection of representative elements associated with the facets, the computing device generating a refined or filtered search query and sending the refined or filtered search query to the search engine server; and the computing device receiving from the search engine server, refined search results.
25. A method of presenting search results for semantically indexed content, the method comprising: a computing device transmitting a search query in a natural or structured query language to a search engine server, the search engine server processing the search query through at least one index based upon syntax, semantics, or a combination thereof extracted from the search query, the at least one index including a semantic index representing words and semantic meaning of the words, the search engine server utilizing the semantic index to determine a meaning of the search query; receiving, by the computing device from the search engine server: search results in response to the search query from the computing device, a plurality of facets that matched the search query or are relevant to the meaning of the search query, and faceted search results for the plurality of facets associated with the search results; at the computing device, displaying the search results and one or more of the plurality of facets, wherein the plurality of facets includes semantic facets derived from semantic metadata encapsulated to pieces of content referenced in the faceted search results, wherein the semantic metadata includes editorial metadata, semantic annotations, or a combination thereof, wherein at least a first semantic facet of the semantic facets is instantiated from the semantic metadata in response to the search query, wherein at least a second semantic facet of the semantic facets is created from the semantic metadata in an enrichment process and stored in the semantic index, wherein the search results and the faceted search results for the plurality of facets together form a current result set for the search query, and wherein each of the facets is associated with a representative element including an element selectable by a user to selectively include the facet in a refined or filtered search; responsive to at least one user selection of representative elements associated with the facets, the computing device generating a refined or filtered search query and sending the refined or filtered search query to the search engine server; and the computing device receiving from the search engine server, refined search results. 26. The method of claim 25 , wherein at least one of the representative elements is selected by default.