RatePoint Inc. Revolutionizes Internet Rating Services.New and Unique Service Harnesses the Power of Social Networking See social networking site. social networking - social network in order to Rate Products, Services and Content Online BOSTON -- RatePoint, Inc., launched by former GeoTrust executives, today announced the general availability of the free "People Powered Ratings(SM)" service for sites, products, services and content online at RatePoint.com. Utilizing the power of social networking groups, RatePoint can deliver aggregate and highly personalized ratings for just about anything you can find online. With an ever-evolving need for user-generated content The production of content by the general public rather than by paid professionals and experts in the field. Mostly available on the Web via blogs and wikis, user-generated content refers to material such as the daily news, encyclopedias and other references, movie and product reviews as , RatePoint is the only service that creates a tool for providing the most accurate ratings based on your personal preferences around a variety of products and services. "The ultimate value of social media is to enable people to learn from the advice and experience of their peers. RatePoint has developed an innovative way to leverage the opinions of many people in a way that enriches the experience of every contributor," said Paul Gillin, author of the new book, "The New Influencers: A Marketer's Guide to the New Social Media." General Features & Benefits With each new rating by a RatePoint member, that member's profile is modified. As he or she rates more and more, the ability to personalize the feedback of a "like-minded" community becomes increasingly more powerful. This community, a RatePoint ditto(SM) group, is made up of other RatePoint members with similar rating profiles. RatePoint ditto(SM) groups are virtual social networking circles created and customized based on the preferences of peer users. "Current rating systems are limited in many ways-with no way to validate the quality of user information," said RatePoint Member Ben Cohen Ben Cohen may refer to:
RatePoint offers users an open system for rating web sites and content across multiple environments and services. The transparent browser design shows in-context ratings and comments, which RatePoint calls GABlets(SM), to give users insight on what a like-minded community thinks of a particular web site. RatePoint helps highlight relevant information in four leading search engines: Google, Yahoo, MSN/Live and Ask.com. The RatePoint services can also be used via a toolbar A row or column of on-screen buttons used to activate functions in the application. Many toolbars are customizable, letting you add and delete buttons as required. Toolbars may be fixed in position or may float, which means they can be dragged to a more convenient location in the , available for Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. and Mozilla FireFox See Firefox. web browsers The following is a list of web browsers. Historical Historically important browsers In order of release:
"Peer review has always been an accepted method of verification in the collegiate world," said Chris Bailey Chris Bailey is the founder and front man of legendary rock band The Saints. He was born in Nanyuki, Kenya in the late 1950s to Irish parents. Bailey grew up in Belfast until the age of 7 when the family emigrated to Australia. , co-founder of RatePoint. "With our tools we are taking this type of review process to a mainstream audience, offering personalized information for assessing a site or a product. By creating links between like-minded individuals we strengthen the ability to assess quality and relevance in a variety of media." About RatePoint Founded in 2006, RatePoint, Inc. offers a service that is capitalizing on the proliferation of social networking sites and the need for individuals to better communicate with people of like interests across the Internet. Current investors include Prism VentureWorks (www.prismventure.com), .406 Ventures (www.406ventures.com) and former GeoTrust executives Chris Bailey (former co-founder and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. at GeoTrust) and Neal Creighton (former co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GeoTrust). RatePoint's service is an intelligent social rating service that lets people rate Web sites and shares those ratings among other users with similar profiles. More information can be found at http://www.ratepoint.com. |
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