The invention relates to providing embedded meta-data into HTML pages by
means of a plug-in residing on a user computer. The plug-in analyzes the
unstructured data of a hypertext page, understands the meaning behind the
data, associates meta-data with some of the unstructured data and stores
this meta-data back into the original hypertext page. The plug-in stores
meta-data in a location that is hidden from the user's view so that it is
unobtrusive but easily retrievable.