Abstract: A system and method for providing an on-line trading environment of partial-disclosure informational leads are disclosed. The method includes presenting an on-line auction to a user. The on-line auction is for auctioning partial-disclosure informational leads to users. The method also includes receiving a bid request from the user for the partial-disclosure informational lead being auctioned in the on-line auction. Real-time information representing auction events can be transmitted by the system to the user, contemporaneous with the auction events occurring. The transmission of the real-time information is unevoked by the user.

Abstract: A method with an information processing system manages a user transaction request associated with a domain name based on an authentication status of a user. The method comprises receiving a request from a user for a transaction associated with a domain name. A voice confirmation user interface is presented to the user and user authentication information, such as spoken user authentication information from the user, is collected. The user authentication information is communicated to an information processing system. An authentication status associated with the user is received from the information processing system. The method also includes determining to allow the request from the user for the transaction associated with the domain name based at least in part on the received authentication status.

Abstract: A system and method dynamically present a portion of web content including a set of searched for keywords to a user. The system displays a set of search results to a user, wherein the set of search results are associated with at least one search keyword provided by the user, and wherein each search result in the set of search results is associated with a search target. The system then receives, from the user, a selection of one of the search results. The system then presents, in response to receiving the selection, the search target associated with the selected search result at a portion of the search target including the at least one search keyword.

Abstract: A system and method performs a search for news story articles including at least one question. The at least one question is associated with at least one search keyword received from a user. At least one news story article including at least one question associated with the at least one keyword is retrieved. The retrieved at least one news story article can be provided to an information processing system used by the user. A heading associated with the retrieved at least one news story article is provided to the user. The heading includes the at least one question.