CredibilityTalk and Credibility Toolbar

Please note that this software is a work-in-progress, and should be considered ALPHA quality software. There may be bugs, and we may update or change the system as time goes on. We are not responsible for problems that may arise from use of this software.

Data collected during the alpha version of this software will not be used for research purposes.

The Credibility Toolbar is a free plug-in for the Mozilla Firefox browser that is intended to provide you with additional information about the credibility of web sites. It runs in the background while you browse the Web, fetching information about other users' evaluations of the sites you are visiting and displaying it in the toolbar. You can also rate any site that you visit and store your rating in our central database, CredibilityTalk.

In addition, by using the toolbar, you are contributing to our collection of Internet user credibility evaluations and expanding our understanding of how users evaluate site credibility.

Features

• Site Rating – Displays the average rating for the site that you're currently visiting, as determined by other toolbar users. Click the button to view detailed reviews of the site.
• Rate Site – Add your own rating to our credibility database.
• Rate Random – Choose random sites to rate.
• My Account – View your previous ratings and edit your profile information.
• Automatic Rating – Uses ACE, our automated site evaluator, to provide an analysis of credibility markers on your site.
• Toolbar Home – Link to this page.
• Settings – Adjust privacy settings.

System requirements

• Mozilla Firefox browser (version 1.0 or greater)
• Compatible with Windows, Mac OS X and Linux

Installing the toolbar

Visit the Documentation for more information on installing the toolbar.

Research

The Credibility Toolbar is a research project from the Credibility Commons, a joint research partnership between the Information School at the University of Washington and the Information Institute of Syracuse University. Data collected through this project will be used to better understand how Internet users evaluate credibility online. More information about the research side of this project is forthcoming.

Privacy

See our privacy policy.

Problems? Questions?

Please use the contact form on the Credibility Commons web site.