9. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the processor to perform the at least one processing function over at least one data packet in the data repository comprises searching over the at least one data packet responsive to receipt of a query from a user.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein utilizing the processor to perform the at least one processing function over at least one data packet in the data repository comprises searching over the at least one data packet responsive to receipt of a query from a user. 10. The method of claim 9 , wherein utilizing the processor to perform at least one processing function over at least one data packet in the data repository comprises generating a visualization for display on a computing device, wherein the visualization comprises a first graphical icon that is representative of a first document, a second graphical icon that is representative of a second document, and an edge between the first graphical icon and the second graphical icon that indicates that an author has assigned separate annotations to the first document and the second document.