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'''Research page is for contributing to and starting research projects.''' | '''For now, this Research page is for contributing to and starting research projects.''' | ||
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==Research in Wikipedia== | |||
===Editors needed:=== | |||
* [[w:List of brand name food products]] | |||
* [[w:List of company registers]] | |||
* [[w:List of trade unions]] | |||
* [[w:List of employer associations]] | |||
* [[w:List of tariffs]] | |||
* [[w:Lists of companies]] | |||
* [[w:List of who owns what]] (growing) | |||
* [[w:Economy of Earth]] (contains some interesting stuff, but it's not organised) | |||
* [[w:Mandatory labelling]] | |||
* [[w:Natural Step]] | |||
* [[w:ISO14000]] | |||
* [[w:Material input per unit of service]] | |||
* [[w:List of traded commodities]] | |||
===Yet to be started:=== | |||
* [[w:List of association registers]] (doesn't exist now) | |||
* [[w:List of ethical funds]] (doesn't exist now) | |||
* [[w:List of non-governmental organisations]] (doesn't exist now) | |||
===Fairly complete:=== | |||
* [[w:List of advertisement agencies]] | |||
* [[w:List of professions]] (very complete) | |||
* [[w:List of stock exchanges]] (very complete) | |||
* [[w:List of supermarkets]] | |||
* [[w:List of reference tables]] Please check this out if you can think of some list that is not included here | |||
=== Deleted for some reason: === | |||
* [[w:SA8000]] | |||
* [[w:List of packaging companies]] | |||
===[[w:Wikipedia:Wikiproject|Wikipedia:Wikiproject]]s:=== | |||
* [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ecoregions]] | |||
=== | ===Other articles:=== | ||
* [[w:Fair trade]] | * [[w:Fair trade]] | ||
* [[w:Safe trade]] | |||
* [[w:Arms trade]] | |||
* [[w:Global EAN Party Information Register]] (GEPIR) | * [[w:Global EAN Party Information Register]] (GEPIR) | ||
* | * [[w:GLN]] (doesn't exist now) | ||
* [[w:Gross Global Product]] (doesn't exist now) | * [[w:Gross Global Product]] (doesn't exist now) | ||
* [[w:Ethical investing]] | * [[w:Ethical investing]] | ||
* [[w: | * [[w:Resin_identification_code]] (codes for [[plastic]] [[packaging]] and their [[recycle|recycling]]) | ||
* [[w:SSCC]] (doesn't exist now) | * [[w:SSCC]] (doesn't exist now) | ||
* [[w:Trade block]] | * [[w:Trade block]] | ||
* [[w:Trade bloc]] consisting of lots of ecoregions | |||
* [[w:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ecoregions]] | |||
* [[w:Voting system]] | |||
'''If you find something interesting in Wikipedia that seems to be complete (no need to research it further) please put it in [[Wikipedia|Interesting articles in Wikipedia]]''' | |||
===See also:=== | |||
* [[w:list of economics articles]] | |||
* [[w:list of ethics articles]] | |||
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==Research in Meta-Wikipedia == | |||
*'''[[m:Geospatial reference]] this just started and it's very important for proper utilization of Wikipedia for our content''' - includes most of [[m:spacetime_DTD]] but should also mention [[m:ecoregion_DTD]] for XML-based exchange with other services (insane to exchange data in anything but XML) | |||
*[[m:Simple View of Ethics and Morals|Simple View of Ethics and Morals]] which even [[m:troll|troll]]s understand | |||
*[[m:twelve leverage points|Twelve leverage points]] for making Wikipedia work better - '''there are now [[twelve levers|equivalents for Consumerium]]''' | |||
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===Useful resources in doing research | ==Research in Consumerium== | ||
===Ownership=== | |||
===By country=== | |||
* [[Research/AU/How to find out who owns what]] (needs work, a stub) | |||
* [[Research/CA/How to find out who owns what]] | |||
* [[Research/DE/How to find out who owns what]] (just a note that stock holdings are not public) | |||
* [[Research/FI/How to find out who owns what]] (fairly complete, needs details) | |||
* [[Research/FR/How to find out who owns what]] | |||
* [[Research/NL/How to find out who owns what]] (stubby) | |||
* [[Research/UK/How to find out who owns what]] | |||
* [[Research/US/How to find out who owns what]] | |||
... | |||
===By subject=== | |||
* [[Research/How to find out who owns what]] see also [[who owns what]] | |||
* [[Countries]] for consumer, worker, investor issues on countries | |||
===Locating Company information:=== | |||
* http://www.reportgallery.com/ - Links to over 2.200 Annual reports of Corporations | |||
* http://www.europages.net/ - Links to over 500.000 European companies | |||
* http://www.cjr.org/owners/ - Ownership relations of Media Companies | |||
* http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/mediacarta/toolbox/who_owns/ - Ownership relations of media companies | |||
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==Other places of research== | |||
===Research in SourceWatch=== | |||
*[http://sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=truth truth] and [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=propaganda propaganda] - what is our [http://disinfopedia.org/wiki.phtml?title=standard_of_evidence standard of evidence]? | |||
*[http://sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=propaganda_techniques propaganda techniques] used to [[spin]] or otherwise promote [[evil]] | |||
*[http://sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=Talk:Little_tin_god_sysop bad sysop]s who destroy projects by trying to "[[save]]" them | |||
*[http://sourcewatch.org/wiki.phtml?title=neoclassical_philosophy bad philosophy] that creates bad [[political economy]] | |||
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===Research in Wiktionary=== | |||
Translation work will begin soon in [[Wiktionary]]. I'll start a word and [[glossary]] list of what needs to be translated there just as soon as I figure out how do it properly. | |||
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==Useful resources in doing research== | |||
The [[w:Open Directory Project]] at http://dmoz.org. The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. The contents are licensed under Open Directory License, which is a restrictive form of an [[w:Open content]] license. | The [[w:Open Directory Project]] at http://dmoz.org. The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. The contents are licensed under Open Directory License, which is a restrictive form of an [[w:Open content]] license. | ||
Google offers a more sophisticated view to the contents of http://dmoz.org so here are some useful directories | |||
* [http://directory.google.org/Top/Society/Issues/Business/Human_Rights/Sweatshops/ Google Directory on Sweatshops] | |||
* [http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Bar_Code/ Google Directory on Barcodes issues] | |||
Latest revision as of 14:03, 16 June 2012
For now, this Research page is for contributing to and starting research projects.
Research in WikipediaEdit
Editors needed:Edit
- w:List of brand name food products
- w:List of company registers
- w:List of trade unions
- w:List of employer associations
- w:List of tariffs
- w:Lists of companies
- w:List of who owns what (growing)
- w:Economy of Earth (contains some interesting stuff, but it's not organised)
- w:Mandatory labelling
- w:Natural Step
- w:ISO14000
- w:Material input per unit of service
- w:List of traded commodities
Yet to be started:Edit
- w:List of association registers (doesn't exist now)
- w:List of ethical funds (doesn't exist now)
- w:List of non-governmental organisations (doesn't exist now)
Fairly complete:Edit
- w:List of advertisement agencies
- w:List of professions (very complete)
- w:List of stock exchanges (very complete)
- w:List of supermarkets
- w:List of reference tables Please check this out if you can think of some list that is not included here
Deleted for some reason:Edit
Wikipedia:Wikiprojects:Edit
Other articles:Edit
- w:Fair trade
- w:Safe trade
- w:Arms trade
- w:Global EAN Party Information Register (GEPIR)
- w:GLN (doesn't exist now)
- w:Gross Global Product (doesn't exist now)
- w:Ethical investing
- w:Resin_identification_code (codes for plastic packaging and their recycling)
- w:SSCC (doesn't exist now)
- w:Trade block
- w:Trade bloc consisting of lots of ecoregions
- w:Wikipedia:WikiProject_Ecoregions
- w:Voting system
If you find something interesting in Wikipedia that seems to be complete (no need to research it further) please put it in Interesting articles in Wikipedia
See also:Edit
Research in Meta-WikipediaEdit
- m:Geospatial reference this just started and it's very important for proper utilization of Wikipedia for our content - includes most of m:spacetime_DTD but should also mention m:ecoregion_DTD for XML-based exchange with other services (insane to exchange data in anything but XML)
- Simple View of Ethics and Morals which even trolls understand
- Twelve leverage points for making Wikipedia work better - there are now equivalents for Consumerium
Research in ConsumeriumEdit
OwnershipEdit
By countryEdit
- Research/AU/How to find out who owns what (needs work, a stub)
- Research/CA/How to find out who owns what
- Research/DE/How to find out who owns what (just a note that stock holdings are not public)
- Research/FI/How to find out who owns what (fairly complete, needs details)
- Research/FR/How to find out who owns what
- Research/NL/How to find out who owns what (stubby)
- Research/UK/How to find out who owns what
- Research/US/How to find out who owns what
...
By subjectEdit
- Research/How to find out who owns what see also who owns what
- Countries for consumer, worker, investor issues on countries
Locating Company information:Edit
- http://www.reportgallery.com/ - Links to over 2.200 Annual reports of Corporations
- http://www.europages.net/ - Links to over 500.000 European companies
- http://www.cjr.org/owners/ - Ownership relations of Media Companies
- http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/mediacarta/toolbox/who_owns/ - Ownership relations of media companies
Other places of researchEdit
Research in SourceWatchEdit
- truth and propaganda - what is our standard of evidence?
- propaganda techniques used to spin or otherwise promote evil
- bad sysops who destroy projects by trying to "save" them
- bad philosophy that creates bad political economy
Research in WiktionaryEdit
Translation work will begin soon in Wiktionary. I'll start a word and glossary list of what needs to be translated there just as soon as I figure out how do it properly.
Useful resources in doing researchEdit
The w:Open Directory Project at http://dmoz.org. The Open Directory Project is the largest, most comprehensive human-edited directory of the Web. It is constructed and maintained by a vast, global community of volunteer editors. The contents are licensed under Open Directory License, which is a restrictive form of an w:Open content license.
Google offers a more sophisticated view to the contents of http://dmoz.org so here are some useful directories