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Just as a village should belong to it's inhabitants, so too an online network should belong to it's users. 

Social Media as a Public Utility

If we agree that a democracy is the best form of government, we should know that he who controls social media can manipulate a democracy. 

The goal of our project is to put social media in the users hands as the technology is perfectly suited for collaborative governance of any business.

We urge you to become involved, and participate with our public platform.

What we do

 

Civilsocialmedia.com is based on these two ideas...

1.  A direct and open - user administered platform.

2. Giving the user (you) control of their data, and the income made from it .

Learn how to administer the technology you use within a free open source social media framework.

Economic Centralization vs Collaborative Economics

A free market is an economy based on competition, big fish eats small fish. We don't actually eat the competition, they are left as low wage providers for the big fish. All to the eventual point where there are only a few big fish and everyone else is a small fish. Big fish then become the size of governments, and you have what is known as an oligarchy. The final result is the centralization of services and production, which has the same unpleasant effects of communism. 

Consider this solution for social issues

An algorithm is a set of instructions, our constitution and laws are an algorithm for how we want or society to function.  A social platform for commerce and social activity can be built and designed as a direct democratic system of governance, and could operate any corporation or government. The proper design and algorithm behind the platform might be the solution for many social issues.  

There is nothing more significant to who we are, or the quality of our lives other than the culture we live in. Therefore, the way our society is governed should be considered, always improved, and well managed. 

Why is PHP the new literacy

Department of Veterans Affairs built perhaps the most important medical computer system in history. click to vist article 

The article above describes how a large company built a superior data system from  grass roots activities.  

Maybe you have heard of the for want of a nail proverb, which explains how overlooking fundamental aspects of a larger project can cause catastrophic failure. You may have also heard the statement "data is the new oil" that describes how important data is in today's economy.

Data is far more important than business understands. Business thinks that by purchasing software they can solve the issue of data. Simply purchasing software solutions, is similar to solving a literacy issue by hiring someone to read for you. Think of purchasing a set of manuals that will run your business, in Latin, and not knowing how to read Latin. You hire a specialist that can read them for you. Then when you need to make changes, you to go to these experts, and ask if they will make these changes.

The want of the nail is the database, the fact that your business does not have full control, of the most significant aspect of what you do. Your business has overlooked how important data is, and given up - the knowledge, and ability to freely make changes. 

A more detailed understanding of a LAMP stack and the CLoud

We need to be on this "Web Thing"

 

Get wise, what you don't know will hurt you.

 


civilsocialmedia.com


The social media platform you control.

Providing the technology and education, everyone needs to stay competitive.

Consumers hold the key to the economy

We are all consumers, and if as consumers we act collaboratively, as one entity,  they would  have the ability to regulate price and supply just as industrial monopolies can do.

Civilsocialmedia.com  is user managed. It is the store you own, a delivery mechanism for goods and services you control.

Since every user is also a consumer we are a marketplace that run by you.

 

The Basics of Social Media

"All social media is built from open source software which anyone can use for free."

This is important to you because this is the best tool there is, and you can use it for free in your business, and personal life. Plus we teach for free.  

It starts with a basic installation, which comes with users, roles, and permissions out of the box.  At Civilsocialmedia we  have 4 roles for different users, each with more permissions than the next.

The introductory role gives basic permissions to create items for sale, forms, blogs, and more. Many excellent tools for commerce and customer service needed today to sell products or services you may offer.     

How to add items for sale

As you use the site, you may require more abilities. We can give you access to more tools, and more control over the website.

Civil social media, is open source like Wikipedia, we are free and user administered.     

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