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<br clear="all">{{Nutshell|Centiare welcomes businesses and individuals to become a part of the directory.}}

'''Centiare''' is a free directory service that facilitates [[Centiare:Search Engine Optimization|search engine optimization]] (SEO). One of the best things about Centiare is that anyone can use it, including: commerical enterprises, non-profit/socio-political organizations, government entities, self-employed individuals, job-seeker resumés, actor/artist biographies/images, etc.

'''Centiare''' is a free directory service that facilitates [[Centiare:Search Engine Optimization|search engine optimization]] (SEO). One of the best things about Centiare is that anyone can use it, including: commerical enterprises, non-profit organizations, socio-political groups, government entities, self-employed individuals, job-seekers with a resumé to publicize, actors or artists promoting their biography or images, etc.

Centiare is powered by the same same collaboration and editing software used by [[Wikipedia]], with the addition of custom extensions that enhance its core functionality. That means if you're an existing [[Wikipedian]] or familiar with the [[MediaWiki]] program, you can get [[Centiare:Listing|started]] right away. Alternatively, you can check out the list of Centiare's experienced [[Centiare:Assistance|editors]] who can help you get started today.

Centiare is powered by the same same collaboration and editing software used by [[Wikipedia]], with the addition of custom extensions that enhance its core functionality. That means if you're an existing [[Wikipedian]] or familiar with the [[MediaWiki]] program, you can get [[Centiare:Listing|started]] right away. Alternatively, you can check out the list of Centiare's experienced [[Centiare:Assistance|editors]] who can help you get started today.

===Overview===

===Overview===

:* Centiare allows users to control and protect their own "[[Centiare:user-owned|user-owned]]" [[Centiare:Directory_namespace|'''Directory''']] page content.  Unlike Wikipedia and other wiki sites that do not provide this feature, this means NO ONE ELSE can edit, vandalize, or otherwise interfere with your protected Directory pages.

:* Centiare allows users to control and protect their own "[[Centiare:user-owned|user-owned]]" [[Centiare:Directory_namespace|'''Directory Space''']] page content.  Unlike Wikipedia and other wiki sites that do not provide this feature, Centiare believes NO ONE ELSE should edit, vandalize, or otherwise interfere with your protected Directory pages.

:* Centiare supports an [[advocate point-of-view]] ([[APOV]]) for protected Directory page content. While [[Centiare:Main page|'''Main''']] page articles are reserved for traditional [[neutral point-of-view]] ([[NPOV]]) subjects (e.g., rainfall, The Rocky Mountains, glue, etc.), which are subject to open-editing capabilities, the protected Directory page content can be used to advocate, promote, advertise and/or provide contact information for specific companies, organizations, entities, individuals, locations, branches, products, services, etc.

:* Centiare supports an [[advocate point-of-view]] ([[APOV]]) for protected Directory page content. While [[Centiare:Main page|'''Main Space''']] articles are reserved for traditional [[neutral point-of-view]] ([[NPOV]]) subjects (e.g., rainfall, The Rocky Mountains, glue, etc.), which are usually subject to community editing, the protected Directory Space content can be used to advocate, promote, advertise, and provide contact information for specific companies, organizations, entities, individuals, locations, branches, products, services, etc.

:* Centiare incorporates [[Semantic tagging|'''semantic''']] tagging technology that provides more focused and accurate searches. This enables users to quickly search, find and report listings in conjunction with a number of different filters and search parameters e.g., industry ([[NAICS]]), event, law/regulation, address, region, post code ([[ZIP+4]]), etc.

:* Centiare incorporates [[Semantic tagging|'''semantic tagging''']] technology that provides more focused and accurate searches. This enables users and machines alike to quickly search, find, and report listings in conjunction with a number of different filters and search parameters. For example, one might search on combinations of industry sector ([[NAICS]] code), date, law or regulation, address, region, postal code ([[ZIP+4]]), etc.

===Getting Started===

===Getting Started===

:* Go [[Centiare:Demonstration|here]] to see a list of sites '''demonstrating''' Centiare's capabilities.

:* Go to the '''[[Centiare:Demonstration|Demonstration]]''' to see a list of our favorite areas that demonstrate some of Centiare's cool capabilities.

:* Read the [[Centiare:Tutorial|tutorial]] to get a more comprehensive '''guide''' to Centiare's features.

:* Read the '''[[Centiare:Tutorial|Tutorial]]''' to get a more comprehensive guide to Centiare's features.

:* Check our list of Centiare [[Centiare:Assistance|editors]] who can  '''assist''' you get started with your listing.

:* Ask for '''[[Centiare:Assistance|Assistance]]''' from editors who can assist you in getting started with adding content to Centiare.

:* Quickly [[Centiare:Listing|add your free]] Centiare directory '''listing''' today!

:* Or, get started now by '''[[Centiare:Listing|Adding A Listing]]''' to Centiare, using a sample template.