Ratings done right.

I really like this. Star ratings are good if you're in an application such as iTunes, where you're the only user. But on the web, 100 negative ratings could skew an otherwise flawlessly reviewed product.

So this slider gives a really good indication of where the ratings are (all good in that picture). It's how ratings should be done.

I also love Amazon's way of dealing with ratings, below:



Although, I am confused as to why they need to show me the same information twice (see if you can spot it). That's one of the downsides of Amazon - they give you so much information it can be overwhelming.

Thanks David. (via)