13. The method according to claim 12 , with the remote computer system: retrieving from memory a user rating associated with the first domain supplied by the end user prior to the first webpage being loaded into the browser; transmitting the retrieved user rating to the end user computing device; with the end user computing device: receiving the retrieved user rating; and displaying the retrieved user rating concurrently with the first webpage.
12. A method of distributing meta data related to websites to an end user, comprising: transmitting to a remote computer system a first URL of a first webpage with a toolbar executing on an end user computing device, in response to loading of the first webpage into a browser executing on the end user computing device; with the remote computer system: receiving the first URL; determining a first domain of the first URL; retrieving from memory a first rating value associated with the first domain; and transmitting the first rating value to the end user computing device; with the end user computing device: receiving the first rating value; displaying the first rating value in the toolbar concurrently with the first web page; receiving a user input comprising a first user rating indicative of a rating of the first domain; and transmitting the first user rating to the remote computer system; with the remote computer system: receiving the first user rating; storing the first user rating in memory in association with the first domain; wherein the first rating value comprises an average user rating of the first domain supplied by a plurality of users; calculating a second rating value for the first domain that incorporates the received first user rating; storing the second rating value in the memory in association with the first domain; and transmitting the second rating value to the end user computing device; and with the end user computing device: receiving the second rating value; and displaying the second rating value in the toolbar concurrently with the first web page.