Essential projects: Difference between revisions

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'''Essential projects''' are [[interesting projects]] we can't really ignore.  They are doing things that we have to do, and we are far better off working with them, than ignoring them.  In many cases they will be doing something before we do it here, and maybe better.  So tracking them closely is useful.
'''Essential projects''' are [[interesting projects]] we can't really ignore.  They are doing things that we have to do, and we are far better off working with them, than ignoring them.  In many cases they will be doing something before we do it here, and maybe better.  So tracking them closely is useful.
*[http://ConsumerGadget.net ConsumerGadget.net] - ethical information SMS+XHTML-service mostly in Finnish
*[[Wikicompany]] - a community built, free content, worldwide, business directory.


*[http://www.stapleton-gray.com/surpriv/ The Surpriv blog] is for discussions of RFID-related surveillance and privacy issue
*[http://www.stapleton-gray.com/surpriv/ The Surpriv blog] is for discussions of RFID-related surveillance and privacy issue
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*[[Transnationale]] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 10000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and ?opinion making?, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. '''Membership is required for full access'''
*[[Transnationale]] - Consumer guides to Multinationals and shopping. Transnationale.org provides comprehensive information on more than 10000 [[companies]] around the world. We report social and environmental behaviour, financial data, list of brands, membership to the most influential lobbies, public relations and ?opinion making?, managers name and position, shareholders and subsidiaries, plants locations and offshore centers, brand and corporate image management. '''Membership is required for full access'''
* http://badcorp.org/ - they have very interesting search engine for figuring out who owns who!  This is essential to track those constantly-changing names.


* [[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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::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.
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:* [[Recyclopedia]] (at [http://www.recyclopedia.info this URL] - probably the most closely aligned encyclopedia project, and using [[GetWiki]].  We might consider this to be the best prototype yet of the future [[Development Wiki]]. '''Recyclopedia is down for an unknown period''' Although much of the content seems to be reappearing at the [[Embodiment wiki]].
:* http://www.wtfcon.org - WTF's The Future? A wiki that organises moots for techno-hippies and anarcho-geeks.  A truly cool use of emergent democracy. ''wtfcon.org is down - content moved to [[UnitedDiversity]], see above'' Many of the people who were involved in this seem to be somehow involved in [http://ironfire.org/takebacktheweb Take Back The Web].
:* http://www.wtfcon.org - WTF's The Future? A wiki that organises moots for techno-hippies and anarcho-geeks.  A truly cool use of emergent democracy. ''wtfcon.org is down - content moved to [[UnitedDiversity]], see above'' Many of the people who were involved in this seem to be somehow involved in [http://ironfire.org/takebacktheweb Take Back The Web].


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* Modo Fac Central, http://www.modofaccentral.com/mfc/  online social networking system lead by Kerry Santo for social entrepreneurs and all who want to Just Do It
* Modo Fac Central, http://www.modofaccentral.com/mfc/  online social networking system lead by Kerry Santo for social entrepreneurs and all who want to Just Do It
* One Village Foundation, http://www.onevillage.biz  responding to the AIDS challenge in Africa by organizing unity centers as catalysts for global villages
* One Village Foundation, http://www.onevillage.biz  responding to the AIDS challenge in Africa by organizing unity centers as catalysts for global villages
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==Projects that no longer exist==
* [[:Category:Projects that no longer exist]]
* <s> [http://ConsumerGadget.net ConsumerGadget.net]</s> - ethical information SMS+XHTML-service mostly in Finnish
* <s> [[Wikicompany]] </s> - a community built, free content, worldwide, business directory.
*<s> http://badcorp.org/ </s>- they have very interesting search engine for figuring out who owns who!  This is essential to track those constantly-changing names.
* <s>[[Recyclopedia]]</s> (at [http://www.recyclopedia.info this URL] - probably the most closely aligned encyclopedia project, and using [[GetWiki]].  We might consider this to be the best prototype yet of the future [[Development Wiki]]. '''Recyclopedia is down for an unknown period''' Although much of the content seems to be reappearing at the [[Embodiment wiki]].
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