Commenz.com - Share Your Opinions on Websites

Commenz is a toolbar that allows users to find out what other users think about the webpages they are surfing. Users are given a rating of that site, as well as a preview of the posted comments. The concept is to provide users with high-quality information, and encourage the use of only the best sites on the web. Users also have the capability to instantly write their own thoughts and opinions on a site, hence sharing what they think about various pages with other Commenz users. Commenz is a free tool to download. All of the information on the site is completely user-generated, and user-supported.

“The commenZ services' goal is to give you people out there to power to write commenZ to any page in the internet. No matter if it’s a company's service, a video in a video sharing service, a peoples statement or product or service saved somewhere in the world wide web. So YOU as a web user who makes or has made some experiences can submit your very own truth. Your 2nd truth! Just write commenZ to anything in the web that has a unique URL (http://www.anything.com/....) and tell other commenZ users about your own experiences, your own opinion and rate anything you want to.”

Commenz is an interesting concept that allows users to get the inside scoop on sites before they invest their time in viewing them. However, all posts are opinions only. Users may still wish to complete their own analysis of sites before writing off a site completely.

How can a rating system be used to gauge site quality? Can the site be graphically enhanced? What other features can the tool bar potentially offer?