Patent ID: 8301629

Claim:
A method for searching for tagged resources stored in a data repository in a portal infrastructure comprising the steps of: a) receiving a portal page including an actual tag cloud and a GUI control for triggering a bagging mechanism for grouping tags for search of tagged resources, b) triggering ( 310 ) said bagging mechanism by a user based on his preferences for grouping tags which are frequently used together for searching tagged resources via said GUI control, c) creating ( 312 , 314 , 318 ) a request for building a search bag including user identification and information about the tags to be grouped together in said search bag and sending it to the tagging API of said portal, d) creating ( 320 ) a mapping entry in a data repository for said tags to be grouped in said search bag with a grouping name including user identification of said triggering user, wherein a selected group of community members are notified about said search bag, e) responsive to said triggering user requesting ( 350 ) the same portal page, loading ( 352 ) the actual search bag referenced to said portal page including the grouping that has been created by said triggering user, f) displaying ( 354 ) said search bag including said groups of tags at said referenced portal page, characterized by the steps of: g) determining ( 350 ) if a second search bag similar to said actual search bag exists in a pre-stored form at said portal server, h) responsive to determining a second search bag similar to said actual search bag existing in pre-stored form at said portal server, displaying ( 354 ) said similar search bag to said searching user.