| 摘要 |
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that configures a hot key on a keyboard of a computer system based interests of a user of the computer system. The system operates by determining a profile of interests for the user of the computer system. The system uses this profile to select a web site address to be associated with the hot key on the keyboard of the computer system from a set of possible web site addresses that can be associated with the hot key. Next, the system programs the hot key with the selected web site address, so that depressing the hot key causes a web browser on the computer system to navigate to a web site located at the web site address. In one embodiment of the present invention, determining the profile of interests for the user involves asking the user a series of questions, and then forming the profile based upon answers to the series of questions. In one embodiment of the present invention, determining the profile of interests for the user involves examining a list of preferred web sites visited by the user, and then forming the profile based upon web sites in the list. In one embodiment of the present invention, a computer system distributor receives compensation from an owner of the web site for directing the user to the web site.
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