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*'''[[Consumer Reports]] [http://www.consumerreports.org/ (.org)]''' - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least [[1998]] according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | *'''[[Consumer Reports]] [http://www.consumerreports.org/ (.org)]''' - offers comparisons of various [[product group]]s. Online since at least [[1998]] according to [http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.consumerreports.org/ Archive.org]. [[Nonprofit]] and Independent | ||
*[[SourceWatch]] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. '''See [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Propaganda SourceWatch:propaganda] and the [[propaganda glossary]] underlying it. | *[[SourceWatch]] [http://sourcewatch.org (.org)] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. '''See [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Propaganda SourceWatch:propaganda] and the [[propaganda glossary]] underlying it. | ||
* [[UnitedDiversity]] - Also referred to as "udoo." (United Diversity Open Organisation). A very interesting London based group dedicated to building commons and sharing resources: to improve [[measuring well-being|quality of life]] for all while simultaneously reducing [[ecological footprint]]. [http://ud.lir.be/tiki-index.php] | * [[UnitedDiversity]] - Also referred to as "udoo." (United Diversity Open Organisation). A very interesting London based group dedicated to building commons and sharing resources: to improve [[measuring well-being|quality of life]] for all while simultaneously reducing [[ecological footprint]]. [http://ud.lir.be/tiki-index.php] | ||
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:This is a primarily social effort, it seems. They have open space meetings called WTF and interact with large groups of people. It's a pro-[[democracy]] group, actively working to organize people. They are interested in things like community currency, flash mob, and open space. | :This is a primarily social effort, it seems. They have open space meetings called WTF and interact with large groups of people. It's a pro-[[democracy]] group, actively working to organize people. They are interested in things like community currency, flash mob, and open space. | ||
* [[DBpedia]] - http://wiki.dbpedia.org/ data extraction of information in [[Wikipedia]] to an [[w:ontology]] and datasets. | * [[DBpedia]] [http://dbpedia.org (.org)] - http://wiki.dbpedia.org/ data extraction of information in [[Wikipedia]] to an [[w:ontology]] and datasets. | ||
* [http://www.consumerservicesguide.org/ Consumer Services Guide] a hefty guide of consumer information mostly for US by http://www.consumer-action.org/ | * [http://www.consumerservicesguide.org/ Consumer Services Guide (.org)] a hefty guide of consumer information mostly for US by http://www.consumer-action.org/ | ||
*[[Ekopedia]] - advice on living green in 7 languages ( [[MediaWiki]], CC-A-SA ) | *[[Ekopedia]] [http://www.ekopedia.org/ (.org)] - advice on living green in 7 languages ( [[MediaWiki]], CC-A-SA ) | ||
*[[wikitext standard]] efforts | *[[wikitext standard]] efforts | ||
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The following has recently moved under the umbrella of an [[enemy project]]: | The following has recently moved under the umbrella of an [[enemy project]]: | ||
*[[Simple English Wikipedia]] - educating people all over the world, finding out what they care about, recruiting those who can keep [[opinion wiki]] up to date. This is the translation base for all Wikipedias, and may be necessary for use to provide background notes in any language for Consumerium advice. | *[[Simple English Wikipedia]] [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/ simple.wikipedia(.org)] - educating people all over the world, finding out what they care about, recruiting those who can keep [[opinion wiki]] up to date. This is the translation base for all Wikipedias, and may be necessary for use to provide background notes in any language for Consumerium advice. | ||
::Now it will be necessary to fork this project, perhaps working with a valid and neutral international agency such as [[UNHCR]] which actually cares about the providing of essential survival and liability and risk information to people in simple language, and which probably has good resources for dealing with this. | ::Now it will be necessary to fork this project, perhaps working with a valid and neutral international agency such as [[UNHCR]] which actually cares about the providing of essential survival and liability and risk information to people in simple language, and which probably has good resources for dealing with this. | ||