Patent ID: 8554869

Claim:
A method comprising the steps of: receiving a request to display identities of linking entities that contain a link to a particular webpage, wherein the request comprises a name of the particular webpage or a uniform resource locator (URL) that identifies said particular webpage; in response to receiving said request, providing a first new page to be displayed that identifies a first plurality of linking entities that each is a webpage or a website that contains a link to said particular webpage, wherein each of at least a subset of said first plurality of linking entities is associated with, on the first new page, a clickable item, wherein said first plurality of linking entities includes a first linking entity that is from a domain that is different than the domain of said particular webpage; receiving an indication that a particular clickable item, that is associated with a particular linking entity of the first plurality of linking entities, has been selected; and wherein receiving the indication is performed by a computing device; in response to receiving said indication, providing a second new page to be displayed that identifies a second plurality of linking entities that is a webpage or website that contains a link to a webpage that corresponds to said particular linking entity.