3. A computer-implemented method of providing snippets, comprising: at a server system distinct from a client system: identifying at least one item having a content; generating a personalized snippet for the item in accordance with information associated with a user, the snippet comprising a portion of the content chosen based at least in part on one or more items of the information associated with the user; and transmitting the personalized snippet to the client system for display; wherein the generating comprises: determining an information similarity score for at least one term in the content; and generating a snippet based in part on the term if the information similarity score is above a threshold; and wherein determining the information similarity score includes: identifying a respective term profile associated with the term; and determining a similarity between the information associated with the user and the respective term profile.
3. A computer-implemented method of providing snippets, comprising: at a server system distinct from a client system: identifying at least one item having a content; generating a personalized snippet for the item in accordance with information associated with a user, the snippet comprising a portion of the content chosen based at least in part on one or more items of the information associated with the user; and transmitting the personalized snippet to the client system for display; wherein the generating comprises: determining an information similarity score for at least one term in the content; and generating a snippet based in part on the term if the information similarity score is above a threshold; and wherein determining the information similarity score includes: identifying a respective term profile associated with the term; and determining a similarity between the information associated with the user and the respective term profile. 6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the item is identified in response to a search request.