8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising: in response to receiving the selection by the first member of the rating system control, providing one or more rating entry modes that comprise one or more of (i) a binary positive or negative rating, (ii) a scaled rating, or (iii) a textual comments field.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a first search query from a first member of a member network; responding to the first search query with a first result set that is based on the first search query and that comprises a plurality of electronic articles and, for one or more electronic articles of the plurality of electronic articles, rating information that corresponds to the one or more electronic articles, and a rating system control that corresponds to a particular one of the plurality of electronic articles, wherein the rating system control is a selectable item adapted to receive an endorsement rating regarding the corresponding particular one of the plurality of electronic articles, and wherein the rating information comprises text or indicia that indicates a prior selection by one or more members of the member network of rating system controls corresponding to the one or more electronic articles of the plurality of electronic articles; receiving a selection, by the first member, of the rating system control that corresponds to the particular one of the plurality of electronic articles; updating, based on the received selection of the rating system control that corresponds to the particular one of the plurality of electronic articles, the rating information that corresponds to the particular one of the plurality of electronic articles; receiving a second search query from a second member of the member network; and responding to the second search query with a second result set based on the second search query, wherein the second result set comprises the particular one of the plurality of electronic articles and, based on the second member's membership in the member network, the second result set comprises the updated rating information that corresponds to the particular one of the plurality of electronic articles.