Introduction

2CentsMe.com is a new web service where to post your opinions about any subject and have people agree or disagree with you. It's fun and could help you make decisions about your life and our world. Like having your own personal town hall meeting with whoever wants to attend, 2CentsMe encourages a system of voting to measure input and discourse on any stated opinion.

Currently in beta, try 2CentsMe and let us know what we can do to improve it by sending us a message. Use the Contact Us form to fill out and send a message.

2CentsMe Principles

We are building 2CentsMe to help people be more open and transparent, which we believe will promote greater understanding and connection. 2CentsMe endorses openness and transparency by giving individuals greater power to state their opinions and share these with others easily, and certain principles guide 2CentsMe in pursuing these goals. Achieving these principles should be constrained only by limitations of law, technology, and evolving social norms. We therefore establish these Principles as the foundation of the rights and responsibilities of those within the 2CentsMe web service.

  1. Freedom of Speech, to Share and Connect

    People should have the freedom to state their opinion however they want, in any medium and any format, and have the right to share that opinion online with anyone - any person, organization or service - as long as they both consent to that connection.

  2. Ownership and Control of Information

    While people essentially own their knowledge, information and opinions, they should also have the freedom to share their information and opinions with anyone willing to listen and take it with them anywhere they want, including removing it from the 2CentsMe Service. People should have the freedom to decide with whom they will share their opinions and information, and to set privacy controls to protect those choices. Those controls, however, are not capable of limiting how those who have received information may use it, particularly outside the 2CentsMe Service.

  3. Free Flow of Ideas, Opinions and Information

    People should have the freedom to access all of the ideas, opinions and information made available to them by others. People should also have practical tools that make it easy, quick, and efficient to share and access these.

  4. Fundamental Equality

    Everyone - whether an individual, advertiser, developer, organization, or other entity - should have representation and access to distribution and information within the 2CentsMe Service, regardless of the person's primary activity. There should be a single set of principles, rights, and responsibilities that should apply to all those using the 2CentsMe Service.

  5. Social Value

    People should have the freedom to build trust and reputation through their opinions, identity and connections, and should not have their presence on the 2CentsMe Service removed for reasons other than those described in 2CentsMe's Statement of Rights and Responsibilities.

  6. Open Platforms and Standards

    People should have programmatic interfaces for sharing and accessing the information available to them. The specifications for these interfaces should be published and made available and accessible to everyone.

  7. Fundamental Service

    People should be able to use 2CentsMe for free to establish a presence, connect with others, and share information with them. Every Person should be able to use the 2CentsMe Service regardless of his or her level of participation or contribution.

  8. Common Welfare

    The rights and responsibilities of 2CentsMe and the People that use it should be described in a Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, which should not be inconsistent with these Principles.

  9. Transparent Process

    2CentsMe should publicly make available information about its purpose, plans, policies, and operations. 2CentsMe is a town hall process of notice and comment and a system of voting to encourage input and discourse on amendments to these Principles or to the Rights and Responsibilities of its users.

  10. One World

    The 2CentsMe Service should transcend geographic and national boundaries and be available to everyone in the world.