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It seems like this site has a lot of potential, but it really needs more participation. I'm kind of happy to find a site like this, as I have been interested in internet credibility for many years now and I've always thought there should be a community set up to tackle some of the issues and try to get things mocing in the right direction. I wish the owner good luck!
If you’re an internet developer, blogger or other type of web publisher, you may have realized it is becoming increasingly essential to develop trust and credibility with your end users. We’re here to help! As a community resource and forum, you can find answers in our expanding inventory of helpful articles, member contributions and discussion boards. But before you get that far, have you really considered the benefits and overall importance of establishing trustworthiness with your users?
In the last few years, credibility of internet sources has slowly but surely come to the forefront of more and more users’ minds. The savvy skills of the seasoned surfer who has managed to protect themselves from viruses and spam and scams of all sorts have evolved to include filtering misinformation from sources that lack credibility. This evolution is ongoing and will undoubtedly become more important as the internet and misinformation continue to grow in volume.
The internet is a continually evolving medium for information. As you know, it is still growing at astronomical rates and information is being added to the web at unimaginable volumes. If you think establishing credibility is important now, imagine how it will be several years down the road when the internet has doubled or tripled in size. The important thing to realize is that now is the time to begin creating this important relationship with current and potential users.
Whatever your goals are as an internet developer/publisher may be, removing the shadow of distrust from your users will make it that much easier to inform, sell or entertain.
Internetcredibility.org is an open community of internet users, academic professionals, developers, and concerned citizens who want to see the internet become a more credible place. We invite you to become a member and participate to improve your resource and the internet as a whole.