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==Brief Introduction to The Concept of Consumerium== | ==Brief Introduction to The Concept of Consumerium== | ||
''This may eventually go at [[Main Page Consumer]]'' | |||
From the consumption perspective Consumerium is about enabling a shift from [[affective buying behaviour]] based on illusions to affective buying behaviour based on [[features|information]] on all social and environmental impacts of the production (often called the "[[comprehensive outcome]]") and naturally the perceived quality of the product (often called the "[[value]]"). This shift begins with understanding the real possibilities of a world where we know what we buy into when we buy, right at the [[retail shelf]] or [[checkout counter]]. | |||
This process began long ago with [[mandatory label]]s, but these are not fine grained or rich enough for everyone's [[individual buying criteria]]. They do not even manage to satisfy all [[institutional buying criteria|institutional]] or [[faction]]al criteria shared by many people. They are just not good enough. We seek to create a [[Consumerium buying signal]] that will convey everything that will really influence the decision, to the [[point of purchase]]. | |||
==Summaries== | |||
*[[Consumerium User Stories]] are typical cases of things going right or wrong with the [[Consumerium Services]]; Over time we hope the [[best cases]] are realized and the [[worst cases]] are avoided. We gather these more extreme stories for purposes of figuring out HOW to pursue the best, and avoid worst. | |||
*[[Consumerium:Activist summary]] outlines our [[Campaign]]s and [[advertising]] | |||
*[[Consumerium:Consumer summary]] explains how the [[Consumerium buying signal]] is actually seen and used | |||
*[[Consumerium:Executive summary]] explains why this project is necessary and how it fits into other [[essential projects]] | |||
*[[Consumerium:Investor summary]] explains how [[self-funding]] and an eventual [[healthy buying infrastructure]] makes it worthwhile to help Consumerium along with [[financial capital]], especially if you sell a [[green light]] product: | |||
*[[Consumerium:Producer summary]] is for those who sell [[green light]] products, to whom, [[Consumerium buying signal]] is actually [[advertising]] | |||
*[[Consumerium:Retailer summary]] explains how [[friendly retail]] works, and how offering [[Consumerium Service access]] at the [[retail shelf]] and [[checkout counter]] can expand your [[social capital]] and your bottom line. | |||
==The implementation plan== | |||
We hope to achieve this by building one, two or more [[wikis]] and possibly other software for integration with [[legacy system]]s, what these are called and what distinguishes these facilities from each other and other issues are attempted to resolve in [[Consumerium Process]]-article. | We hope to achieve this by building one, two or more [[wikis]] and possibly other software for integration with [[legacy system]]s, what these are called and what distinguishes these facilities from each other and other issues are attempted to resolve in [[Consumerium Process]]-article. | ||
<small>Please note that [[ | <small>Please note that [[Research Wiki]]/[[Content Wiki]], [[Signal Wiki]]/[[Publish Wiki]] and [[The Consumerium Exchange]] are ad-hoc terms which have been coined up to describe some functionality and how to implement it</small> | ||
Note that our approach to "facts" and "opinions" is the opposite of what one would expect semi-intuitively, the scheme being the following: | Note that our approach to "facts" and "opinions" is the opposite of what one would expect semi-intuitively, the scheme being the following: | ||
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===Information claimed as '''facts''' by [[body|anybody]]=== | ===Information claimed as '''facts''' by [[body|anybody]]=== | ||
One facility where we hope people will build an abundance of '''neutral information''' about [[product]]s and their [[service cycle|production processes]] and as many [[features|involved factors]] as possible. The integrity of this information will be negotiated and upheld by peer review in a similar manner as in [[Wikipedia]], | One facility where we hope people will build an abundance of '''neutral information''' about [[product]]s and their [[service cycle|production processes]] and as many [[features|involved factors]] as possible. The integrity of this information will be negotiated and upheld by peer review in a similar manner as in [[Recyclopedia]] or [[Wikipedia]]. | ||
If this proves unreliable, we may maintain a backend data storage called The [[Consumerium Vault]] which mostly validates the existance or non-existance of things the articles in The Content Wiki claim to refer to. The goal of the Content Wiki is to be '''objective'''. Content Wiki will draw much of it's [[Features|product information]] from existing [[product registries]] where applicable to avoid redundancy and error possibilities. | |||
There have been two propositions on how and where to do this [[Content Wiki]] and [[Signal Wiki]] | There have been two propositions on how and where to do this [[Content Wiki]] and [[Signal Wiki]] | ||
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Both of these facilities will be accessible through the Internet, a [[Wiki|WikiWikiWeb]], such as this [[Development Wiki]], but we hope to work together with the [[retail]]ers of the world, who seek a competitive advantage by providing a better shopping experience for their [[consumer|clients]], to bring access to the '''[[shelf front]]''' via [[short-range wireless]] connections, optimally [[Near Field Communication]]s + [[Bluetooth]], for zero cost to the consumer. | Both of these facilities will be accessible through the Internet, a [[Wiki|WikiWikiWeb]], such as this [[Development Wiki]], but we hope to work together with the [[retail]]ers of the world, who seek a competitive advantage by providing a better shopping experience for their [[consumer|clients]], to bring access to the '''[[shelf front]]''' via [[short-range wireless]] connections, optimally [[Near Field Communication]]s + [[Bluetooth]], for zero cost to the consumer. | ||
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