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'''Centiare''' is an online reference directory which aims to be a compendium of all commercial, non-profit, and personal enterprises.  While Centiare uses the same powerful [[MediaWiki]] software used by [[Wikipedia]], it features custom extensions that enhance its functionality in many distinct ways:

'''Centiare''' is an online reference directory. It supports [[advocate point-of-view|advocate points-of-view]] ([[APOV]]) for user [[user owned|"owned"]] commercial, personal, and socio-political listings within the [[directory namespace|''Directory'']] namespace, and features advanced [[semantic|semantic]] tagging capabilities to organize, search and report information.

:*Centiare includes '''''Directory''''' listings that cannot be edited/modified  other than by the company, entity, or person who can rightfully claim that space.

Centiare is powered by the same [[MediaWiki]] software used by [[Wikipedia]] with the addition of custom extensions that enhance its functionality:

:*Centiare incorporates '''semantic''' tagging that enables quick and accurate searches and/or '''''Directory''''' browsing within different parameters e.g. industry, zip code, city/state/country, etc.

[[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] was created and is managed by [[Directory:Karl Nagel Co.|Karl Nagel & Co., LLC]].

:*Centiare includes '''''Directory''''' listings that cannot be edited/modified  other than by page "owners".

:*Centiare supports '''''advocate''''' points-of-view (APOV) within Directory listings, as well as traditional [[neutral point-of-view|neutral points-of-view]] ([[NPOV]]) for main page contributions.

:*Centiare incorporates '''''semantic''''' that enables quick and accurate searches, and Directory browsing and reporting.

[[Directory:Centiare|Centiare]] is a service of [[Directory:Karl Nagel Co.|Karl Nagel & Co., LLC]].

 

The word "centiare" describes an old metric system unit of area, equal to 1 square meter, used in some countries for measuring small land areas. The Latin word "centum" describes "hundred", and the Greek word "centro" describes "center". The Latin "are" or "area" refers to "level ground" or "open space".  Thus, from an etymological perspective, Centiare strives to level the playing field by being an open and free center devoted 100% to commercial, non-profit and personal enterprises.