RateItAll Launches Interactive, Online Publishing Tool

RateItAll, Inc. (www.rateitall.com), a leading provider of online community and consumer review solutions, today launched "WebLister" - an online publishing tool that allows users to create, promote, and publish their own interactive ratings lists. Another take on the popular "Weblog" or Blog" concept, RateItAll's WebLister gives users the ability to create and manage structured, contextual discussions around virtually any topic.

(PRWEB) August 16, 2003 -– RateItAll, Inc. (www.rateitall.com), a leading provider of online community and consumer review solutions, today launched "WebLister" - an online publishing tool that allows users to create, promote, and publish their own interactive ratings lists. Another take on the popular "Weblog" or Blog" concept, RateItAll's WebLister gives users the ability to create and manage structured, contextual discussions around virtually any topic.

One of the neat things about WebLister is that it puts publishing power in the hands of ordinary people," said RateItAll co-founder and COO Lawrence Coburn. Members of the RateItAll community can now create, promote, and publish their own interactive ratings list – soliciting feedback from thousands of site visitors from all over the world on just about any topic."

WebLister allows registered users of RateItAll to create interactive ratings lists complete with uploaded images, related Web links, and text descriptions. WebLister also allows for three different security levels: 1) No Password, Indexed on RateItAll; 2) No Password, Reachable by Invite Only; and 3) Password Protected, Reachable by Invite Only.

Applications for WebLister range from the amusing to the commercial.

A fan of the rock band U2 can solicit feedback from all over the world on the greatest U2 song ever. A book group that wants to add an online component can set up an invitation only WebList that allows members to rate and review the books that they read. A high school year book committee can set up an online poll to get feedback on who is the most likely to succeed." An advertising agency can track consumer response to various ad campaigns. A corporate IT group can decide as a group on an appropriate solution to a complex technical issue.

Since the companys inception in 1999, RateItAlls proprietary ratings technology has been a powerful tool for soliciting targeted, quantitative feedback on virtually any topic," said Coburn. By putting this functionality in the hands of registered users of RateItAll, we hope to set a new standard for user published content and online community."

WebLister is currently available at no charge at www.rateitall.com.

About RateItAll

Based in San Francisco, RateItAll (www.rateitall.com) helps other companies add consumer reviews and other community-based tools to their Web sites. The RateItAll databases contain nearly one million opinions of real consumers across topics as diverse as Breakfast Cereals, Computers and Internet, Electronics, Consumer Products, Sporting Goods, Travel Destinations, Celebrities, Television, and many more. RateItAll powers consumer reviews for numerous partners, including Kraft Foods and PriceGrabber, inc.

For further information on RateItAll, contact Lawrence Coburn at (415) 626-6645 or via e-mail at lawrence@rateitall.com.