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'''This list contains projects, sites, services and companies''' that were included in [[Consumerium list of lists|the lists]] at some point in time but have been discontinued at some point in time. | '''This list contains projects, sites, services and companies''' that were included in [[Consumerium list of lists|the lists]] at some point in time but have been discontinued at some point in time. | ||
'''Elsewhere on the internet''' | |||
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== Consumerium alphabetical list of projects, sites, services and companies that no longer exist == | == Consumerium alphabetical list of projects, sites, services and companies that no longer exist == | ||
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* 1traveler1book.org was a program to encourage travelers to bring at least 1 book to be distributed to children of school age living in various regions in Indonesia. | * 1traveler1book.org was a program to encourage travelers to bring at least 1 book to be distributed to children of school age living in various regions in Indonesia. | ||
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* 24kredit.se was a loan and credit card comparator in Sweden. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
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* cd-preis.de was German price comparison service for CDs | * cd-preis.de was German price comparison service for CDs | ||
* cheapfindergames.com was a British price comparison service for games. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * cheapfindergames.com was a British price comparison service for games. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* cheapvoli.it was an Italian flight price comparison service. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* cheapperfumeexpert.com by Fast Lane Traffic Online was a price comparison service for fragrances. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * cheapperfumeexpert.com by Fast Lane Traffic Online was a price comparison service for fragrances. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* Ciao.com was a price comparison service that was available in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian and Swedish. | * Ciao.com was a price comparison service that was available in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian and Swedish. | ||
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* [[w:City CarShare|City CarShare]] (citycarshare.org/) was a nonprofit carsharing program in San Francisco Bay area from 2001 to 2016 when it was acquired by [[w:Getaround]]. | * [[w:City CarShare|City CarShare]] (citycarshare.org/) was a nonprofit carsharing program in San Francisco Bay area from 2001 to 2016 when it was acquired by [[w:Getaround]]. | ||
* www.cityfan.com was an Italian restaurant reviews site. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * www.cityfan.com was an Italian restaurant reviews site. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* [[w:Community CarShare|Community CarShare]] communitycarshare.ca was a carsharing service in [[w:Ontario|Ontario]] where they operate in [[w:Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]] Region, [[w:Hamilton|Hamilton]], [[w:Guelph]], [[w:St. Catharines|St. Catharines]], [[w:London, Canada]] and [[w:Brampton]]. It merged / was acquired by Vrtucar. | * [[w:Community CarShare|Community CarShare]] communitycarshare.ca was a carsharing service in [[w:Ontario|Ontario]] where they operate in [[w:Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]] Region, [[w:Hamilton|Hamilton]], [[w:Guelph]], [[w:St. Catharines|St. Catharines]], [[w:London, Canada]] and [[w:Brampton]]. It merged / was acquired by Vrtucar. | ||
* compareprecos.com.br was a Brazilian price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * compareprecos.com.br was a Brazilian price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* www.compareshopbooks.com/ was an American price comparison service for books. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * www.compareshopbooks.com/ was an American price comparison service for books. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* comparometer.in was an Indian price comparison service. Removed by anon on 2020-12. | * comparometer.in was an Indian price comparison service. Removed by anon on 2020-12. | ||
* comprasnoparaguai.com was a Paraguayan price comparison service. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* <s> ConsumerGadget.net ConsumerGadget.net]</s> was an ethical information SMS+XHTML-service in the 00's in Finnish. Was discontinued and won money was donated to Kulutusjuhla Ry. | * <s> ConsumerGadget.net ConsumerGadget.net]</s> was an ethical information SMS+XHTML-service in the 00's in Finnish. Was discontinued and won money was donated to Kulutusjuhla Ry. | ||
* <s>[[Consumerpedia]]</s> was a [[GFDL corpus]] effort to provide consumers with useful information. Noticed to no longer exist in October 2018. | * <s>[[Consumerpedia]]</s> was a [[GFDL corpus]] effort to provide consumers with useful information. Noticed to no longer exist in October 2018. | ||
* www.cooceo.de/ was a German price comparison service found defunct in Spring of 2017. | * www.cooceo.de/ was a German price comparison service found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* coolfinance.es was a loan comparator for Spain by lemony.cz. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* coolkcredit.ru was a loan comparator by lemony.cz. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* <s>[[CorpKnowPedia]]</s> was an early 00's wiki tracking the corporate landscape with the intention of building a database to track the behaviour of corporations. | * <s>[[CorpKnowPedia]]</s> was an early 00's wiki tracking the corporate landscape with the intention of building a database to track the behaviour of corporations. | ||
* www.costameno.it/ was an Italian price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017 | * www.costameno.it/ was an Italian price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017 | ||
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* dealecke.de was a German price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * dealecke.de was a German price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* dealtime.com was an American deal finder service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * dealtime.com was an American deal finder service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* doctor-canada.com was a service in Canada for finding medical service providers. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* dooyoo.co.uk was a British price comparison service and reviews site covering audio/hifi, laptop, digital camera, appliances, fashion & beauty, mobile phone, tv, car and books. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * dooyoo.co.uk was a British price comparison service and reviews site covering audio/hifi, laptop, digital camera, appliances, fashion & beauty, mobile phone, tv, car and books. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* www.drivejoy.co.uk/ and www.drivejoy.es/ were [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing|peer-to-peer carsharing service]]s for UK and Spain respectively. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * www.drivejoy.co.uk/ and www.drivejoy.es/ were [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing|peer-to-peer carsharing service]]s for UK and Spain respectively. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
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* [[w:Energy in Common|Energy in Common]] www.energyincommon.org/ (.org) was a microloans for renewable energy solutions scheme. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * [[w:Energy in Common|Energy in Common]] www.energyincommon.org/ (.org) was a microloans for renewable energy solutions scheme. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* <s>www.environmentaldirectory.net/</s> used to list over 13.000 organisations dealing with environmental issues in the US | * <s>www.environmentaldirectory.net/</s> used to list over 13.000 organisations dealing with environmental issues in the US | ||
* ezhomeheating.com was an US price comparison service. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
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* furniturejunction.co.uk was a British furniture finder and price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * furniturejunction.co.uk was a British furniture finder and price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* <s>www.futureforests.com/</s> - A project for making products [[carbon neutral]] by planting enough [[tree]]s to absorb the amount of [[carbon]] emissions caused by the production of the [[product]]. Currently mostly about music records that want a fun [[label]] to print on the cd-sleeve. It'd be nice to see a [[burning rock]] [[power plant]] have this label. | * <s>www.futureforests.com/</s> - A project for making products [[carbon neutral]] by planting enough [[tree]]s to absorb the amount of [[carbon]] emissions caused by the production of the [[product]]. Currently mostly about music records that want a fun [[label]] to print on the cd-sleeve. It'd be nice to see a [[burning rock]] [[power plant]] have this label. | ||
* fyood.com was a restaurant directory for Canada with reviews by consumers. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
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* http://www.gamerankings.com/ - [[w:Game Rankings]] was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and discontinued in Dec 2019 and redirects to [[w:Metacritic]]. | * http://www.gamerankings.com/ - [[w:Game Rankings]] was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and discontinued in Dec 2019 and redirects to [[w:Metacritic]]. | ||
* gaspricewatch.com was a price comparison service for US gasoline prices searchable by city or zip code. Root of domain is 403 forbidden in Dec 2021. | |||
* givetake.pl/ was a Polish P2P lending site. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * givetake.pl/ was a Polish P2P lending site. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* www.goedkoopstehardware.com/ used to be a Dutch computer components price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | * www.goedkoopstehardware.com/ used to be a Dutch computer components price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | ||
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* hipmunk.com was an air ticket fare finder with graphical representation of timetables for the flights. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * hipmunk.com was an air ticket fare finder with graphical representation of timetables for the flights. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* www.homenow.fr/ used to be a French app for Android and iOS that keept track of public transport timetables and reminds you to get home before service ceases for the night. Found discontinued in 2017. | * www.homenow.fr/ used to be a French app for Android and iOS that keept track of public transport timetables and reminds you to get home before service ceases for the night. Found discontinued in 2017. | ||
* honk.com was a car review aggregator, where one could search for cars based on many criteria. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
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* www.moneygum.com/ was a British price comparison service for insurance, loans and credit cards. Found discontinued in Spring of 2017. | * www.moneygum.com/ was a British price comparison service for insurance, loans and credit cards. Found discontinued in Spring of 2017. | ||
* monies.co.nz was price comparison service for comparing payday loans and bad credit loans. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * monies.co.nz was price comparison service for comparing payday loans and bad credit loans. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* monsieurprix.com was a French price comparison service. Host not found in Dec 2021 | |||
* mortgagespecialist.asia was a mortgage comparison site in Singapore. No such host in Dec 2021 | * mortgagespecialist.asia was a mortgage comparison site in Singapore. No such host in Dec 2021 | ||
* multicity-carsharing.de was a carsharing service in Germany. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018 | * multicity-carsharing.de was a carsharing service in Germany. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018 | ||
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* Okanagan Car Share Co-op. (ogocarshare.ca) was a carsharing cooperative in [[w:Kelowna|Kelowna]] [[w:British Columbia|BC]] that was acquired by Vrtucar in March 2018. Vrtucar the carsharing service in Kelowna. | * Okanagan Car Share Co-op. (ogocarshare.ca) was a carsharing cooperative in [[w:Kelowna|Kelowna]] [[w:British Columbia|BC]] that was acquired by Vrtucar in March 2018. Vrtucar the carsharing service in Kelowna. | ||
* onelyst.sg was a service to get a free credit score and quotes for the loans you are eligible for in Singapore | * onelyst.sg was a service to get a free credit score and quotes for the loans you are eligible for in Singapore | ||
* www.onecompare.com/ used to be a British price comparison service for mobile phones. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * www.onecompare.com/ used to be a British price comparison service for mobile phones. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* <s>One Village Foundation, www.onevillage.biz</s> responding to the AIDS challenge in Africa by organizing unity centers as catalysts for global villages | * <s>One Village Foundation, www.onevillage.biz</s> responding to the AIDS challenge in Africa by organizing unity centers as catalysts for global villages | ||
* ostosapuri.fi was a review site for Finland with reviews for products and stores. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* <s>[[OurAnswer]]</s> was a method for the people to respond to [[business leaders]] and [[politicians]] and it ran [[MediaWiki]] and worked under [[GFDL]]) | |||
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: "This project comes out of a vision for a peaceful, sustainable future for the Earth that has been developing in many places. That vision was very evident in the non-governmental side of the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in August/September 2002, in many of the events that were ignored by the mass media." | : "This project comes out of a vision for a peaceful, sustainable future for the Earth that has been developing in many places. That vision was very evident in the non-governmental side of the World Summit for Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg in August/September 2002, in many of the events that were ignored by the mass media." | ||
* <s>www.planetprices.co.uk/</s> was an UK price comparison service | * <s>www.planetprices.co.uk/</s> was an UK price comparison service | ||
* preisauskunft.de was a service that compared German price comparison services. Host not found in Dec 2021 | |||
* preisomat.com was a German price comparison service. Error 403 (forbidden) in Dec 2021. | |||
* preissearch.de was a German price comparison service for new and also used products. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * preissearch.de was a German price comparison service for new and also used products. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* preistester.de was a German price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * preistester.de was a German price comparison service. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
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* [[w:ReachNow]] (reachnow.com) was a carsharing service operated by BMW Group in [[w:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[w:Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[w:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]. Discontinued on July 17, 2019 | * [[w:ReachNow]] (reachnow.com) was a carsharing service operated by BMW Group in [[w:Seattle, Washington|Seattle]], [[w:Portland, Oregon|Portland]] and [[w:Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]]. Discontinued on July 17, 2019 | ||
* <s>[[Recyclopedia]] www.recyclopedia.info (.info)</s> was a closely aligned wiki that used [[GetWiki]], an ancient fork of Mediawiki. Recyclopedia is down for an unknown period. Although much of the content seems to be reappearing at the [[Embodiment wiki]]. | * <s>[[Recyclopedia]] www.recyclopedia.info (.info)</s> was a closely aligned wiki that used [[GetWiki]], an ancient fork of Mediawiki. Recyclopedia is down for an unknown period. Although much of the content seems to be reappearing at the [[Embodiment wiki]]. | ||
* restaurantsuk.co.uk was a searchable directory of UK restaurants. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* Rentecarlo.com was a [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing|peer-to-peer carsharing service]] for UK that operated for 18 months. Found discontinued in Summer of 2018 | * Rentecarlo.com was a [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing|peer-to-peer carsharing service]] for UK that operated for 18 months. Found discontinued in Summer of 2018 | ||
* reviewexpress.in was an Indian price comparison service. Domain parked, wrong SSL certificate Dec 2021 | * reviewexpress.in was an Indian price comparison service. Domain parked, wrong SSL certificate Dec 2021 | ||
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* www.smartshopping.co.uk/ was a British price comparison service by 1&1 Internet AG. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | * www.smartshopping.co.uk/ was a British price comparison service by 1&1 Internet AG. Found discontinued in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* schlaubi.de was a DSL price comparison service by Decision Technologies Ltd. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | * schlaubi.de was a DSL price comparison service by Decision Technologies Ltd. Found discontinued in the Summer of 2018. | ||
* shoppinglotse.de was a price comparison service in Germany. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* www.shopyoo.de/ was a [[German]] price comparison service found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | * www.shopyoo.de/ was a [[German]] price comparison service found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* shopwiki.com.au is purporting to be price comparison service in many countries, but return no results. Removed by anon in 2020-12 | * shopwiki.com.au is purporting to be price comparison service in many countries, but return no results. Removed by anon in 2020-12 | ||
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* <s>www.stapleton-gray.com/surpriv/ The Surpriv blog</s> was for discussions of RFID-related surveillance and privacy issue | * <s>www.stapleton-gray.com/surpriv/ The Surpriv blog</s> was for discussions of RFID-related surveillance and privacy issue | ||
* stromsparung.com/ was a German electricity price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | * stromsparung.com/ was a German electricity price comparison service. Found defunct in the Spring of 2017. | ||
* sungo.co.uk was an UK travel price comparison service. Wrong cert and broken site in Dec 2021. | |||
* Surf2Ship.com was a Sri Lanka price comparison service for all products online. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * Surf2Ship.com was a Sri Lanka price comparison service for all products online. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* <s>swellinvesting.com</s> offered [[w:impact investing]] services in USD. Domain found nonexistent in Dec 2021 | * <s>swellinvesting.com</s> offered [[w:impact investing]] services in USD. Domain found nonexistent in Dec 2021 | ||
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* Tolmol.com was an Indian price comparison service | * Tolmol.com was an Indian price comparison service | ||
* tooldirect.co.uk was a UK DIY and renovation price comparison service. Removed by anon in 2020-21. | * tooldirect.co.uk was a UK DIY and renovation price comparison service. Removed by anon in 2020-21. | ||
* topcar.reviews was a car review aggregator site. Host doesn't exist in Dec 2021. | |||
* TransFair was an international [[Fairtrade]] organization. In 2018 it was noticed that the TransFair brand is discontinued and the national organizations have switched to the [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] (FLO) | * TransFair was an international [[Fairtrade]] organization. In 2018 it was noticed that the TransFair brand is discontinued and the national organizations have switched to the [[Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International]] (FLO) | ||
* transparo.de was a German auto insurance price comparison service. Discontinued after getting purchased by Verivox.de | * transparo.de was a German auto insurance price comparison service. Discontinued after getting purchased by Verivox.de | ||
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* ucomparehealthcare.com - was healthcare reviews site with a supposed scope of US and it found discontinued in Summer 2019 | * ucomparehealthcare.com - was healthcare reviews site with a supposed scope of US and it found discontinued in Summer 2019 | ||
* [[w:Uhaul Car Share|Uhaul Car Share]] (uhaulcarshare.com) was a carsharing service in USA where it operated in over 30 areas. Found discontinued in July 2018. | * [[w:Uhaul Car Share|Uhaul Car Share]] (uhaulcarshare.com) was a carsharing service in USA where it operated in over 30 areas. Found discontinued in July 2018. | ||
* ukloans.co.uk was an UK loan comparator. Host not found in Dec 2021. | |||
* <s>UnitedDiversity</s> - 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]]. ud.lir.be/tiki-index.php] | * <s>UnitedDiversity</s> - 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]]. ud.lir.be/tiki-index.php] | ||
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* visioncompare.co.uk was an UK contact lens price comparison services. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * visioncompare.co.uk was an UK contact lens price comparison services. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* visioncompare.in - contact lenses was an Indian contact lens price comparison services. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | * visioncompare.in - contact lenses was an Indian contact lens price comparison services. Removed by anon in 2020-12. | ||
* [[w:fr:VoyagerMoinsCher.com]] voyagermoinscher.com was a French [[w:price comparison|price comparison]] [[w:website|website]] specialised in finding travel deals. The site compares flights, holidays, tours, cruises, weekend breaks, hotels and holiday rentals in over 150 countries from France’s biggest [[w:Tour operator|travel operators]]. It gives internet users access to [[w:search engines|search engines]], [[w:metasearch engines|metasearch engines]] and promotional deals. Acquired by Liligo.fr, or at least the domain redirected there in Dec 2021 | |||
* vuokraa-autosi.fi was a [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing]] in Finland. It started in July 2020 and was found discontinued in Dec 2021 | * vuokraa-autosi.fi was a [[w:Peer-to-peer carsharing]] in Finland. It started in July 2020 and was found discontinued in Dec 2021 | ||
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* zazcar.com.br was a carsharing service in Sao Paulo. Host nonexistent in Dec 2021 | * zazcar.com.br was a carsharing service in Sao Paulo. Host nonexistent in Dec 2021 | ||
* Zibika.com was an Indian insurance, bike insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, life insurance and home insurance price comparion service | * Zibika.com was an Indian insurance, bike insurance, travel insurance, health insurance, life insurance and home insurance price comparion service | ||
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