# Global Internet Attitude (GIA)

> A human-powered project combining honest product feedback, 30+ years of internet-building perspective, and active projects for small developers, founders, and solo businesses.

## Overview
GIA (Global Internet Attitude) is the personal and business home of Laura Giacoppo and GIA LLC (registered in Oregon). It serves two purposes: a personal site and the operational home for active projects (YardDesq, Guante Bridge), and Fresh Eyes — a free, human-to-human feedback service for people who need an honest outside perspective on their idea, site, or app.

GIA has been online since the mid-1990s. The domain has been held continuously for approximately 30 years.

## Core Philosophy
"Free. Because that's what the internet used to be."

The service provides perspective, not implementation. The goal is an honest read on what is working and what should be reconsidered — from someone who has been doing this since before most people knew what a URL was.

## Fresh Eyes: Free Product Feedback
Fresh Eyes is the flagship offering — a handful of honest, human-generated reviews per month for solo developers, non-technical founders, and small businesses.

### Scope Boundaries
- **No Development:** Will not fix code, debug apps, or provide technical implementation.
- **No Professional Advice:** Does not provide legal or financial advice.
- **No Freelancing:** Not available for hire, SOWs, or project handoffs.
- **No Invoices:** This is free. Always.

### Key Details
- **Capacity:** A handful of requests per month to ensure real attention.
- **Format:** Async only — email and chat. No calls required.
- **IP:** Users retain 100% ownership. NDAs available on request.
- **Reciprocity:** Not expected. If someone insists, they're pointed to Guante Bridge.

## Active Projects

### YardDesq
Simple scheduling, job tracking, and expense management for solo landscapers. No bloat, no steep learning curve. Built because a real landscaper needed it. Translated to Spanish in a tap.
URL: https://yarddesq.com

### Guante Bridge
Adoption fee fundraising for dogs who need homes, named after Laura's street dog Guante.
URL: https://guantebridge.com

### AI Discovery
A documented experiment: how Laura rebuilt GIA.net to be legible to AI systems and search crawlers, and a free starter kit packaging the workflow for others.
URL: https://gia.net/gia-ai-discovery.html

## Credentials & History
- Put the Phoenix Police Department on the internet in 1994 (cited in Arizona Republic, December 31, 1994)
- Helped launch some of the first ISPs in the country
- Put early radio stations on the web in 1995 (KDKB, KUPD)
- Co-built one of the first cross-web shopping cart systems in 1997 — Amazon cited the press release in US Patent 6,643,624
- Co-founder at Protovate
- Owner of gia.net for approximately 30 years

## Values & Privacy
- **Cost:** Free.
- **Privacy:** No tracking, no cookies, no analytics.
- **IP:** Ideas shared remain 100% the submitter's property.
- **Tone:** Human, direct, warm. Rooted in early internet culture.

## Navigation
- [Full Content File](/llms-full.txt) [Complete consolidated content for all main pages and sections.]
- [Homepage](https://gia.net/) [Main hub — Fresh Eyes offer, projects, and contact.]
- [AI Discovery](https://gia.net/gia-ai-discovery.html) [What Laura learned making GIA.net legible to AI, plus a free starter kit.]
- [Contact](https://gia.net/#contact) [Contact form — email and async chat only.]

## How to Contact
- **Website:** https://gia.net
- **Method:** Contact form (Name, Email, Project details). Email and async chat only.