16. A method of searching the Internet on an Internet site operated by a processor and having a user interface for searching for online information from a user terminal having a display device and a pointing device displayed on the display device, the method comprising: conducting by the user interface a search based on an original search term to identify a plurality of first search results; displaying on the display device a plurality of the first search results, wherein each of the first search results has a link identifying a respective Internet site containing information, the displayed first search result further having terms associated with the information at the respective Internet site, the terms being positioned on the display to be associated with the link; analyzing by the processor the plurality of first search result terms and identifying a plurality of selectable search terms amongst the search result terms that are distinct from a plurality of non-selectable search terms amongst the search result terms, wherein each of the plurality of selectable search terms is selectable by a user and each of the non-selectable search terms is not selectable by the user; enabling the user to pass the pointing device over the search result terms to identify the selectable search terms from the first search result terms; enabling the user to select with the pointing device any one of the selectable search terms from the first search result terms; and, conducting by the processor a search based on the original search term and a selected search term, wherein the original search term is different than the selected search term.
16. A method of searching the Internet on an Internet site operated by a processor and having a user interface for searching for online information from a user terminal having a display device and a pointing device displayed on the display device, the method comprising: conducting by the user interface a search based on an original search term to identify a plurality of first search results; displaying on the display device a plurality of the first search results, wherein each of the first search results has a link identifying a respective Internet site containing information, the displayed first search result further having terms associated with the information at the respective Internet site, the terms being positioned on the display to be associated with the link; analyzing by the processor the plurality of first search result terms and identifying a plurality of selectable search terms amongst the search result terms that are distinct from a plurality of non-selectable search terms amongst the search result terms, wherein each of the plurality of selectable search terms is selectable by a user and each of the non-selectable search terms is not selectable by the user; enabling the user to pass the pointing device over the search result terms to identify the selectable search terms from the first search result terms; enabling the user to select with the pointing device any one of the selectable search terms from the first search result terms; and, conducting by the processor a search based on the original search term and a selected search term, wherein the original search term is different than the selected search term. 29. The method of claim 16 , further comprising displaying an approximate number of hits that would be obtained for a selectable search term identified by the step of enabling the user to pass a pointing device over the search result terms to identify the selectable search terms.