nodes with respect to the particular user performing the search would be increased when the user makes subsequent searches the nodes with higher relevance weights would be presented higher in the search results in another embodiment of the invention the locus of relevance would always remain at the root of the organization hierarchy with the user 39 s nodes of interest hoisted to the root for easy access this method of reordering would be meaningful for information finding in an entertainment space where no prior knowledge of the user 39 s interest is known and hence there is no a priori relationship between the user and the content navigation hierarchy another instance of automatic adjustment of circle of relevance is where the user is part of a defined group for example where the user is a member of an instant messaging group or an online community group such as a yahoo group the system would automatically increase the relevance weights of the members of the group in relation to the user here the adjustment of the circle of relevance is done by the system merely by the participation of the user in these groups and no explicit action by the user is required this is similar to the corporate setting where a user can be grouped with his or her peers or where a user can be grouped with all other employees with offices on the same floor in a building additionally the system can take advantage.