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== Welcome to | == Welcome to Consumerium list of lists == | ||
== | == Consumerium lists of consumer convenience services == | ||
* [[Lists of review aggregators and review sites]] - The idea of [[reviews]] has been at the core of the | * [[Lists of review aggregators and review sites]] - The idea of [[reviews]] has been at the core of the Consumerium idea right from the start. | ||
* [[Lists of alternative financial services]] looking for affordable personal or SMB credit __or__ steadily profitable investing opportunities? [[w:Peer-to-peer lending]] could be the answer satisfying all 2 parties and by-passing the bank. | * [[Lists of alternative financial services]] looking for affordable personal or SMB credit __or__ steadily profitable investing opportunities? [[w:Peer-to-peer lending]] could be the answer satisfying all 2 parties and by-passing the bank. | ||
* [[Lists of price comparison services]] - The invisible green hand of Adam Smith is here to help the consumers to get the best value for their money, price comparison services can also be called price search engines or price aggregators. | * [[Lists of price comparison services]] - The invisible green hand of Adam Smith is here to help the consumers to get the best value for their money, price comparison services can also be called price search engines or price aggregators. | ||
* [[List of free education]] - Information wants to be free. Especially educational information. | * [[List of free education]] - Information wants to be free. Especially educational information. | ||
* [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and | * [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers]] - Ridesharing aka. carpooling, car sharing, multimodal transport network finders and more | ||
* List of types of business entity originated in the article [[types of companies]], was [[:category:wikipediafied|wikipediafied]] and can now be found at [[w:types of business entity]] for nearly all countries and languages. | * List of types of business entity originated in the article [[types of companies]], was [[:category:wikipediafied|wikipediafied]] and can now be found at [[w:types of business entity]] for nearly all countries and languages. | ||
== | == Consumerium list of sites and apps for the ethical consumer == | ||
* [https://www.codecheck.info/ CodeCheck.info] - German site with tons of products, but I am unable to find the Android app they advertise. | |||
* [http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ The Ethical Consumer] - The UK's only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names. | * [http://www.ethicalconsumer.org/ The Ethical Consumer] - The UK's only alternative consumer organisation looking at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brand names. | ||
* [[FLO|Fairtrade Labelling Organizations FLO]] International [http://www.fairtrade.net/ (fairtrade.net)] | * [[FLO|Fairtrade Labelling Organizations FLO]] International [http://www.fairtrade.net/ (fairtrade.net)] | ||
* [http://goodonyou.eco/ The Good on You App] by Ethical Consumers Australia. It is available for Android and iOS for helping out the ethical clothing shopping consumer. | |||
* [[Open Food Facts]] [https://world.openfoodfacts.org (.org)] is a nonprofit, copyleft effort to crowdsource facts about foods founded in 2012. | |||
* [http://www.thegoodshoppingguide.com/ The Good Shopping Guide] - UK | * [http://www.thegoodshoppingguide.com/ The Good Shopping Guide] - UK | ||
* [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a searchable DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | * [http://www.responsibleshopper.org/ Responsible Shopper] A project run by [http://www.coopamerica.org Co-op America] that has very convergent goal with us and they actually have a searchable DB online with 350 big companies investigated. | ||
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== Consumer on the move == | == Consumer on the move == | ||
* [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and | * [[Lists of shared and alternative transport and traveler routers]] - Ridesharing aka. carpooling, car sharing, multimodal transport network finders and more | ||
* [[Wikitravel]] [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. Licensed under the [[Creative Commons]] CC-A-SA license. A wiki to discover new places to eat, stay, enjoy and experience. | * [[Wikitravel]] [http://www.wikitravel.org/ (.org)] - a travel guide - boycotts should include not going places where people do rotten things, since tourism has an eco-impact and sends messages of approval too. Licensed under the [[Creative Commons]] CC-A-SA license. A wiki to discover new places to eat, stay, enjoy and experience. | ||
* [[Wikivoyage]] [https://www.wikivoyage.org/ (.org)] is a fork of Wikitravel with the muscle and userbase of the Wikimedia Foundation behind it. | * [[Wikivoyage]] [https://www.wikivoyage.org/ (.org)] is a fork of Wikitravel with the muscle and userbase of the Wikimedia Foundation behind it. | ||
== | == Consumer oriented filantrophy sites == | ||
Feeling frustrated? Do something useful, it'll make you feel better | Feeling frustrated? Do something useful, it'll make you feel better | ||
* '''[[w:The Hunger Site|The Hunger Site]]''' [http://www.thehungersite.com (.com)] - The original [[w:Click-to-donate site|Click-to-donate site]] - Donate food to the hungry by visiting this site. You will see some [[advertisement]]s from [[companies]] that are donating the [[financial capital]] to make this happen. If you don't want this to happen you should close your eyes. | * '''[[w:The Hunger Site|The Hunger Site]]''' [http://www.thehungersite.com (.com)] - The original [[w:Click-to-donate site|Click-to-donate site]] - Donate food to the hungry by visiting this site. You will see some [[advertisement]]s from [[companies]] that are donating the [[financial capital]] to make this happen. If you don't want this to happen you should close your eyes. | ||
* '''[[MaidSafe]]''' [http://maidsafe.net/ (.net)] upcoming filantrophy network | |||
* '''[[w:World Community Grid|World Community Grid]]''' [http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org (.org)] - Donate your spare CPU cycles ( processor time ) to work for good of the world at the price of the added electricity consumption of burning your CPU hot instead of it kicking back and lowering electricity consumption when it has much idle time. | * '''[[w:World Community Grid|World Community Grid]]''' [http://www.worldcommunitygrid.org (.org)] - Donate your spare CPU cycles ( processor time ) to work for good of the world at the price of the added electricity consumption of burning your CPU hot instead of it kicking back and lowering electricity consumption when it has much idle time. | ||
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* [http://www.gnu.org GNU - Gnu's Not Unix (.org)] - promoting [[free software]] and open content | * [http://www.gnu.org GNU - Gnu's Not Unix (.org)] - promoting [[free software]] and open content | ||
* [http://www. | * [http://www.greenpeace.org Greenpeace (.org)] - Agenda: Environmentalism, [[safe trade]], oceans, climate and opposing [[dangerous technology]] | ||
* [http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch (.org)] - Agenda: Human Rights | * [http://www.hrw.org/ Human Rights Watch (.org)] - Agenda: Human Rights | ||
* [http://www.infoshop.org Infoshop.org] is a portal linking content on the net of interest to the anarchist and anti-authoritarian community. In the spirit of anarchism, it is a collaborative project that encourages participation and networking of resources. Part of this network is the often updated Infoshop News. | * [http://www.infoshop.org Infoshop.org] is a portal linking content on the net of interest to the anarchist and anti-authoritarian community. In the spirit of anarchism, it is a collaborative project that encourages participation and networking of resources. Part of this network is the often updated Infoshop News. | ||
* The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements - IFOAM [http://www.ifoam.bio/ (.bio)] is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | * The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements - IFOAM [http://www.ifoam.bio/ (.bio)] is the worldwide umbrella organization for the organic agriculture movement, which represents close to 800 affiliates in 117 countries. ( Wikipedia ) | ||
* [[SourceWatch]] [http://www.sourcewatch.org (.org)] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. - A collaborative effort to investigate public relations operations and operatives by The Center for Media and Democracy. Formerly known as [[Disinfopedia]]. It is a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. And yes, it's in the [[GFDL]] part of the world (Running [[MediaWiki]], under [[GFDL]]) | * [[SourceWatch]] [http://www.sourcewatch.org (.org)] - [[Propaganda]] and [[no body]] detection, since these always work to the detriment of [[some body]]. - A collaborative effort to investigate public relations operations and operatives by The Center for Media and Democracy. Formerly known as [[Disinfopedia]]. It is a collaborative project to produce a directory of public relations firms, think tanks, industry-funded organizations and industry-friendly experts that work to influence public opinion and public policy on behalf of corporations, governments and special interests. And yes, it's in the [[GFDL]] part of the world (Running [[MediaWiki]], under [[GFDL]]) | ||
* http://sumofus.org/ - World-wide activist effort | |||
* [http://www.theyrule.net/ TheyRule (.net)]- Topic map style visual presentations of interrelations of [[Companies]], executives and stuff in the US mostly. They Rule aims to provide a glimpse of some of the relationships of the US ruling class. | * [http://www.theyrule.net/ TheyRule (.net)]- Topic map style visual presentations of interrelations of [[Companies]], executives and stuff in the US mostly. They Rule aims to provide a glimpse of some of the relationships of the US ruling class. | ||
* [http://www.transparency.org/ Transparency International (.org)] - Agenda: Fighting corruption. Lot's of good stuff on [[sustainable development]], good [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate citizenship]] and lots more | * [http://www.transparency.org/ Transparency International (.org)] - Agenda: Fighting corruption. Lot's of good stuff on [[sustainable development]], good [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate citizenship]] and lots more | ||
* [http://www.worldwatch.org/ Worldwatch Institute (.org)] - An independent research organization working for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. | * [http://www.worldwatch.org/ Worldwatch Institute (.org)] - An independent research organization working for an environmentally sustainable and socially just society. | ||
== Business ethics and | == Business ethics and corporate responsibility == | ||
* [http://corporatejustice.org/ European Coalition for Corporate Justice (.org)] is an organization working to advance corporate responsibility issues | |||
* [http://www.fairtradefederation.com/ Fairtrade Federation (.com)]- an association of fairtrade wholesalers, retailers, and producers | * [http://www.fairtradefederation.com/ Fairtrade Federation (.com)]- an association of fairtrade wholesalers, retailers, and producers | ||
* [http://www.jussemper.org The Jus Semper Global Alliance (.org)] main programme is "The Living Wages North and South Initiative" which studies the development of [[w:purchasing power parity|purchasing power parity]] in developed and developing countries - Very good and concise source of [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate social responsibility]] (CSR) information. | * [http://www.jussemper.org The Jus Semper Global Alliance (.org)] main programme is "The Living Wages North and South Initiative" which studies the development of [[w:purchasing power parity|purchasing power parity]] in developed and developing countries - Very good and concise source of [[w:corporate social responsibility|corporate social responsibility]] (CSR) information. | ||
* [http://www.rmi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (.org)] - promoting [[Natural Capitalism]] | * [http://www.rmi.org Rocky Mountain Institute (.org)] - promoting [[Natural Capitalism]] | ||
* [http://www.sa-intl.org/ Social Accountability International (sa-intl.org)] - organisation behind the [[SA8000]] [[w:social accounting|social accountability system]]. | * [http://www.sa-intl.org/ Social Accountability International (sa-intl.org)] - organisation behind the [[SA8000]] [[w:social accounting|social accountability system]]. | ||
* [[w:Tax Justice Network|Tax Justice Network]] [https://www.taxjustice.net/ (taxjustice.net)] is an independent [[w:advocacy group|advocacy group]] consisting of a coalition of international researchers and activists with a shared concern about [[w:tax avoidance|tax avoidance]], [[w:tax competition|tax competition]], [[w:tax evasion|tax evasion]], and [[w:tax havens|tax havens]] | |||
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== List of social media where you can like | == List of social media where you can like Consumerium == | ||
* [[Diaspora]]* - a decentralized '''ad-free''' and cost-free social network software and social network. '''https://d.consumium.org''' | * [[Diaspora]]* - a decentralized '''ad-free''' and cost-free social network software and social network. '''[https://d.consumium.org d.consumium.org]''' - a Consumium free social media. http://podupti.me is a site dedicated to provide various views of the pods currently active. Share with us. We are '''consumium@d.consumium.org'''. | ||
== Technical solutions and information sources useful to | == Technical solutions and information sources useful to Consumerium == | ||
* [[DBpedia]] [http://dbpedia.org (.org)] - http://wiki.dbpedia.org/ data extraction of information in [[Wikipedia]] to an [[w:ontology]] and datasets and [[Wikidata]] [http://wikidata.org (.org)] | * [[DBpedia]] [http://dbpedia.org (.org)] - http://wiki.dbpedia.org/ data extraction of information in [[Wikipedia]] to an [[w:ontology]] and datasets and [[Wikidata]] [http://wikidata.org (.org)] | ||
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* [http://opendemocracy.net/ openDemocracy.net] - an online global magazine of politics and culture. They publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. | * [http://opendemocracy.net/ openDemocracy.net] - an online global magazine of politics and culture. They publish clarifying debates which help people make up their own minds. | ||
* http://smartmobs.com - discussion of mobile technologies for politics | * http://smartmobs.com - discussion of mobile technologies for politics | ||
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* [[Interesting companies]] - Commercial links | * [[Interesting companies]] - Commercial links | ||
* [[Interesting software]] - links to useful software projects | * [[Interesting software]] - links to useful software projects | ||
* [[Countries of the world]] | |||
* [[Interesting feeds]] - Interesting RSS (RDF) feeds | * [[Interesting feeds]] - Interesting RSS (RDF) feeds | ||
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* [[XML]] - XML links here | * [[XML]] - XML links here | ||
and finally [[ | and finally [[Consumerium alphabetical list of projects, sites, services and companies that no longer exist]]. | ||
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