Digital asset management, targeted searching and desktop searching using digital watermarks

摘要: The present invention provides methods and systems to improve network searching for watermarked content. In some implementations we employ keyword narrow the universe of possible URL candidates. A resulting list is searched digital watermarking. system provided allow customer input. For example, a enters keywords or locations. locations are watermark-enabled web browser which accesses associated with Some plurality distributed browsers. Other aspects provide facilitate desktop automated metadata gathering generating. one implementation watermark used determine whether an image audio file current fresh. updated when it out date. Watermarks can also be link so-called on-line “blogs” (or online conversations).