This invention is to provide a technique enabling to efficiently collect
effectiveness information as to evaluation information for evaluation
objects, with reliability. An informant tourist A registers
recommendation information of a tourist resort to an information broker
C. The information broker C opens registered evaluation information to
the public through the Internet. An information utilizing tourist B
accesses to a web site of the information broker C and looks for his or
her favorite store. The information utilizing tourist B finds evaluation
information registered by the informant tourist A and goes to a tourist
resort store D of its evaluation object. The information utilizing
tourist B negotiates a deal about benefits with the tourist resort store
D. If the negotiation is concluded, the deal is concluded, and then, the
information utilizing tourist B causes a display device of a cellular
phone to display a screen for inputting a password of the tourist resort
store D and prompts to input its password. The tourist resort store D
inputs and sends its password to the information broker C. This is not
only a proof that the deal was concluded but also that a convincing proof
that the deal was concluded based on the evaluation information of the
informant tourist A. Namely, it is a proof that the evaluation
information of the informant tourist A is reliable and was utilized
effectively. If the deal is concluded, the tourist resort store D pays a
commission to the information broker C. The information broker C gives
points to the informant tourist A and the information utilizing tourist
B.