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• 20 Jul 10
  

  Kathryn .

  ratings

• 15 Jul 10
  

  ldhunter

  reputation ratings resources social media

• 16 Jun 10
  

  Gabriela Avram

  reputation

• 06 May 10
  

  Ronny Orbach

  reputation מאמרים

• 17 Jul 09
  

  Navin Parray

  rating_systems

  • but they miss the central point of ratings systems: to manage risk.
  • There are two main sources of risk that are important for rating and reputation systems: asymmetric information and uncertainty.
  • Movies, books, and wine are examples of experience goods, which we need to experience before we know their true value.
  • Good rating systems also don’t inappropriately “flatten” the information that they collect into a single number. Products and services can have many characteristics, and not being clear on what characteristics are being rated, or inappropriately lumping all aspects into a single rating, is misleading and makes the rating meaningless.
  • When rating experiences, what is being rated is relatively clear. Did you enjoy the experience of consuming this good or not?
  • The point here is that rating systems need to be appropriate for the goods or services that are being rated.
  • wants to encourage
  • be transparent about it.

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• 29 Aug 08
  

  pedro_daltro

  Reputation systems (essentially a rating system for people) also help guide us through the labyrinth of individuals who make up our social web. Is he or she worthwhile to spend my time on? For pity’s sake, please don’t check out our reputation points befo

  reputação métricas web2.0 redessociais colaborativismo reputation.system

• 01 Aug 08
  

  Andrey Subbota

  ke me?
  
  Better is Netflix’s system (Figure 2), which is explicit about finding people like you, be they acknowledged friends or matched by algorithm.

  web patterns community design toread

• 17 Jul 08
  

  urban sheep

  1. List the behaviors you want to encourage and those that you want to discourage, 2. Be transparent, 3. Keep your reputation system flexible, 4. Avoid negative reputations, 5. Reflect reality

  userExperience community socialsoftware socialnetworks reputation ia ui

• 16 Jul 08
  

  Renato Albano

  reputation design social ratings usability rating ux socialmedia socialdesign reviews inspiration

• 07 Jul 08
  

  Kate Brigham

  Understanding Risk Improves Rating and Reputation Systems

  ratings reputation ui risk boxesandarrows

• 05 Jul 08
  

  boxes_and_arrows alex_kirtland aaron_schiff rating_&_reputation_systems social_web information_design asymetric_information delicious_import

• 04 Jul 08
  

  Howard Rheingold

  So, when we think about rating and reputation systems, the first question to ask is not, “Am I using stars, bananas, or chili peppers?” but, “what risk is being managed?”

  reputation

• 03 Jul 08
  

  Martin M

  xing rating

• 23 Jun 08
  

  epharma

  rating ranking score community

• 20 Jun 08
  

  Sean

  So, when we think about rating and reputation systems, the first question to ask is not, “Am I using stars, bananas, or chili peppers?” but, “what risk is being managed?”

  ratings reputation web2.0 webdesign ucd

• 19 Jun 08
  

  Colin Brosnan

  design reputation ratings ux social socialmedia socialdesign socialnetworking

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  Mike Stenhouse

  So, when we think about rating and reputation systems, the first question to ask is not, “Am I using stars, bananas, or chili peppers?” but, “what risk is being managed?”

  ux

• 18 Jun 08
  

  Eric Schultz

  information_economics information_design

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