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Social Ratings: Scaled Ratings Vs. Booleans
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Published: Nov 20, 2009 - 12:46 pm
Story Found By: Joka86 917 Days ago
Category: Social Media
For years now, it has been a commonality for social media sites to rate content and commentary on a sliding scale. Sites like YouTube and Yelp allow users to rate and review content on a five-pointscale, while sites like StumbleUpon and BuzzFeed want to just know if you like it or not.
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from Nunney 914 Days ago #
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Summary: Scaled ratings (eg 1-5) don't work; booleans (eg, like or dislike) are better.

Booleans are also faster for users too. Booleans would be the way to go if Google wasn't using a 5-star system for product reviews. It's Google's game and Google's rules.

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