Changes

What makes Centiare different?  Well, we've added all sorts of interesting extensions and modifications to increase functionality, not the least being:

What makes Centiare different?  Well, we've added all sorts of interesting extensions and modifications to increase functionality, not the least being:

:*Contributors must first register with a non-throwaway e-mail address, so there is a '''higher degree of authenticity''' among users;

:*Contributors must first register with a non-throwaway e-mail address, so there is a '''higher degree of authenticity''' among users.  Make sure you check your e-mail and respond to the confirmation message from Centiare!  Some users have reported that this message can end up in a spam folder.

:*Contributors are encouraged to take [[user-owned|ownership]] of [[Centiare:Directory_namespace|Directory]] articles about themselves or their enterprises. You may write as an opinionated advocate in the Directory -- neutrality is not required. You can sell products, promote videos, upload documents, even place some Google AdSense ads; and,

:*Contributors are encouraged to take [[user-owned|ownership]] of [[Centiare:Directory_namespace|Directory]] articles about themselves or their enterprises. You may write as an opinionated advocate in the Directory -- neutrality is not required. You can sell products, promote videos, upload documents, even place some Google AdSense ads.  You should start now by typing some content onto your own [[User:{{{1}}}|User page]], so that another contributor doesn't (inadvertently) claim ownership to your page by being the first to author content on it.

:*Because the [[Semantic tagging|Semantic Web]] is installed on Centiare, searches can be performed that wouldn't be possible on Google, MySpace, or Wikipedia. For example, you might envision this search: "Locate all home heating oil companies, at least 50 years in business, in the state of New Jersey."  You can construct that kind of query [[Centiare:ASK|here]].

:*Because the [[Semantic tagging|Semantic Web]] is installed on Centiare, searches can be performed that wouldn't be possible on Google, MySpace, or Wikipedia. For example, you might envision this search: "Locate all home heating oil companies, at least 50 years in business, in the state of New Jersey."  You learn how to construct that kind of query [[Centiare:ASK|here]].

We encourage you to get started by '''being bold''' -- go ahead, [[Centiare:Listing|add a listing]].  It can be for yourself, your business, a non-profit organization that you admire, or even just any "ordinary" topic under the sun.   

We encourage you to get started by '''being bold''' -- go ahead, [[Centiare:Listing|add a listing]].  It can be for yourself, your business, a non-profit organization that you admire, or even just any "ordinary" topic under the sun.