1. A method comprising: receiving an annotation environment signal that includes a context information indicative of a recognizable aspect of an item, the recognizable aspect of the item being indicative of an incidental element capable of distinguishing the item, the incidental element comprising at least a physical attribute of the item; processing the annotation environment signal, the processing comprising at least a pre-recognition stage, a slicing stage, and a marking stage; receiving an expression signal that includes an annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable aspect of the item; and electronically associating the context information indicative of a recognizable aspect of an item and the annotation information indicative of a user expression associated with the recognizable aspect of the item.