Automated Endorsement Prompting

In one aspect, an automated endorsement prompt systems includes an endorsement prompt module comprising an endorsement signal module for retrieving an endorsement signal from an endorsement server; a search result module for retrieving search results from a search engine; a web history module for retrieving a web history for a user; and combiner logic for providing search results and an endorsement prompt. The combiner logic generates the endorsement prompt from the endorsement signal and the web history. A method for automatically generating endorsement prompts including the steps of: receiving a query from a user; obtaining additional information signals; obtaining a search result using the query; determining whether prompt behavior exists using the additional information; generating a prompt for an endorsement if the prompt behavior exists; and providing the search result and the prompt for presentation.