Anyone can apply for membership. Currently, the community is comprised of 1,500 people. These people download a tool bar that feeds pages and sites to them to review and rate. Content reviewers are paid to rate sites. By early 1998, they expect to have 5,000 NetExplorers.
People can learn more by visiting the site.
What is filtered out The engine is tuned to only display results meeting the 'general' or 'child' ratings. Sites that are currently not rated are also filtered out. Future sites will have different settings, and will allow the user to set the age appropriateness level, the quality level and also assist them in getting to relevant information more quickly based on categories. This e-mail and explanation is at the bottom of every search results page. People's collective opinions are critical to the rating process.