7. A computer-implemented method, comprising: accessing one or more user identified words and three or more single-character symbols each specifying an individual preference with respect to the one or more user identified words; capturing, using a camera of a computing device, image information including a volume of text; displaying, on a display element of the computing device, at least a portion of the image information representing at least a portion of the volume of text; causing at least a portion of the volume of text in the image information to be recognized; causing one or more words from a set of words to be compared to the recognized text; modifying, in response to identifying at least one word from the set of words in the recognized text, a display of the at least one identified word in the displayed image information including displaying at least one single-character symbol; and arranging the three or more single-character symbols so that a group preference with respect to the one or more user identified words can be ascertained.
7. A computer-implemented method, comprising: accessing one or more user identified words and three or more single-character symbols each specifying an individual preference with respect to the one or more user identified words; capturing, using a camera of a computing device, image information including a volume of text; displaying, on a display element of the computing device, at least a portion of the image information representing at least a portion of the volume of text; causing at least a portion of the volume of text in the image information to be recognized; causing one or more words from a set of words to be compared to the recognized text; modifying, in response to identifying at least one word from the set of words in the recognized text, a display of the at least one identified word in the displayed image information including displaying at least one single-character symbol; and arranging the three or more single-character symbols so that a group preference with respect to the one or more user identified words can be ascertained. 15. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , further comprising: identifying a category associated with the recognized text; and applying the set of words based at least in part on the identified category.