and automatically searching out information and distributing the information to a user’s computer. My Yahoo! and MyExcite are portal services that personalize Web pages. Users can get stock quotes...

and automatically searching out information and distributing the information to a user’s computer. My Yahoo! and MyExcite are portal services that personalize Web pages. Users can get stock quotes relevant to their portfolios, news about favorite sports teams, local weather, and other personalized information. Users can customize the sections of the service they want delivered. With push technology, pertinent content is delivered to the viewer’s desktop without the user having to do the searching. Cookies, in computer