<p>The present invention teaches a system and a method for a user (20) to rapidly and accurately search for the web (60) for an electronic document (70) and to provide links (264) between different ones of the electronic documents (70). The invention provides a means for the user to vote upon the relevance of the electronic document (70) with respect to the search. The invention allows the user (20) to receive targeted advertising that is relevant to the search for the electronic document (70). The present invention allows the user (70) to navigate rapidly to related electronic documents (70) on the web (70) that are relevant to the search via a virtual map.</p>