Interactive content search and filtering services based on user preferences, featuring the interactive ranking of individual and corporate participants in email, usenet newsgroups, web sites or mailing lists, or other audio, visual or textual content delivered on global or local computer networks; the conduct of interactive virtual auctions or other sales of software, or electronics, computers, computer accessories, digital storage media, appliances, audio equipment, telephones or electrical products, that utilize, embed, contain, or otherwise relate to Linux, computer operating system software used to facilitate computer use and operation. ~