Changes

==Centiare, [[keyword:=a new kind of wiki|a new kind of wiki]]==

==Centiare, [[keyword:=a new kind of wiki|a new kind of wiki]]==

====Point-Counter Point====

 

===Point-Counter Point===

''Centiare chooses not to utilize some of the collaboration possibilities: When you have set up a directory page, only you can edit it.''

''Centiare chooses not to utilize some of the collaboration possibilities: When you have set up a directory page, only you can edit it.''

:Centiare, '''the free directory'''. Centiare is a directory powered by [[Directory:MediaWiki|Mediawiki]] (MW). How and why web sites are defined by their choice of software is an interesting question. For those that enjoy the shorthand, ok, Centiare is a wiki.

:Centiare, '''the free directory'''. Centiare is a directory powered by [[Directory:MediaWiki|Mediawiki]] (MW). How and why web sites are defined by their choice of software is an interesting question. For those that enjoy the shorthand, ok, Centiare is a wiki.

 

 

''The fact that anyone can write about any company, and not only their own, is bound to cause conflict, even if companies that can prove that they are the “rightful owners” of the company listed, may ask to get editorial control of the relevant article.''

''The fact that anyone can write about any company, and not only their own, is bound to cause conflict, even if companies that can prove that they are the “rightful owners” of the company listed, may ask to get editorial control of the relevant article.''

:Instead of being a negative, this provides a great advantage. We have users (typically, experienced [[Wikipedian]]s) creating content for many different entities each day. At the same time, we process requests for change of control on an almost equal basis. Guess what? The original editor is usually retained for ongoing editing services, especially if the entity doesn't have sufficient experience with the MW program.

:Instead of being a negative, this provides a great advantage. We have users (typically, experienced [[Wikipedian]]s) creating content for many different entities each day. At the same time, we process requests for change of control on an almost equal basis. Guess what? The original editor is usually retained for ongoing editing services, especially if the entity doesn't have sufficient experience with the MW program.

''Search engine optimization. We find it very doubtful that Centiare pages should perform any better than other pages per se.''

''Search engine optimization. We find it very doubtful that Centiare pages should perform any better than other pages per se.''

:They do because of the [[RDF]] (resource description framework) report that is automatically generated at the bottom of each page that uses a semantic attribute and/or relationship. If you click and view the report from this page itself, you might notice that the [[XML]] output looks a lot like a sitemap. Also, the URI happens to reference one of the leading W3C semantic web players - you can draw your own conclusions.

:They do because of the '''''resource description framework''''' (RDF) report that's automatically generated at the bottom of each page that uses a semantic attribute and/or relationship. If you click and view the report from this page itself, you might notice that the [[XML]] output looks a lot like a sitemap. Also, the URI happens to reference one of the leading [[Directory:W3C|W3C]] semantic web players - you can draw your own conclusions.

''The examples given are for rather narrow search phrases, and do not in any way prove the SEO benefits of the concept.''

''The examples given are for rather narrow search phrases, and do not in any way prove the SEO benefits of the concept.''

:Try and find [[Directory:Lion Graphics|Lion Graphics]]' own web site in the search above. Here's a challenge: we've tagged both the URL of this review, plus its title as a keyword. Come back and test them to see which one achieves a higher ranking.

:Try and find [[Directory:Lion Graphics|Lion Graphics]]' own web site in the search above. Here's a challenge: we've tagged both the URL of this review, plus its title as a keyword. Come back and test them to see which one achieves a higher ranking.

''In addition to allowing companies and persons to write articles about themselves, users may also write more traditional encyclopedia entries and topic articles. These are not owned by the author, so anyone can edit them. We fail to see how this system adds value to the one already used by Wikipedia. After all, one of the benefits of writing for the Centiare directory is that no one else can come in and “ruin” your text.''

''In addition to allowing companies and persons to write articles about themselves, users may also write more traditional encyclopedia entries and topic articles. These are not owned by the author, so anyone can edit them. We fail to see how this system adds value to the one already used by Wikipedia. After all, one of the benefits of writing for the Centiare directory is that no one else can come in and “ruin” your text.''

:Centiare's [[Centiare:Editorial Review Board|Editorial Review Board]] protects certain Main space articles that meet its criteria and allows the contributing authors to create links back to their Directory listings. This is a tremendous feature for academics and other authors who wish to both '''''protect and promote''''' their intellectual property.

:Centiare's [[Centiare:Editorial Review Board|Editorial Review Board]] protects certain Main space articles that meet its criteria and allows the contributing authors to create links back to their Directory listings. This is a tremendous feature for academics and other authors who wish to both '''''protect and promote''''' their intellectual property.

''Portals are based on the 2002 North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors. This is a complicated six digit structure with 20 primary sectors. So far just a few businesses have tagged their entries with NAICS codes.''

''Portals are based on the 2002 North America Industry Classification System (NAICS) sectors. This is a complicated six digit structure with 20 primary sectors. So far just a few businesses have tagged their entries with NAICS codes.''