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-A WebSite which aims to offer a ``
''view''
'' of the WorldWideWeb, with links to everything a user from a particular demographic could want.
+A WebSite which aims to offer a ''"
view"
'' of the WorldWideWeb, with links to everything a user from a particular demographic could want.
-Portals
have a bad reputation for degenerating into pages of adds
([Yahoo] being a prime example). Many school
and university libraries
have portals which aim
to provide relavent links
to course materials, research materials and information that students need
.
+General [Portal]s include: OpenDirectory, [Google], [Yahoo], [Lycos], [MSN] and many more. These
have a bad reputation for degenerating into pages of ads
([Yahoo] being a prime example), becase they are usually built and maintained by a single company in an effort to direct users (who possibly use the company as an [ISP]
and have the portal as a default homepage) towards commercial clients of the company. Attempts
to do this are of limited success due
to the NetworkEffect
.
-General [Portal]s
include: OpenDirectory,
[Google
],
[Yahoo
],
[Lycos
], [MSN] and many more
. Many portals appear to be built
and maintained within a single company in an effort to direct users (who possibly use
the company as an [ISP]
and have
the portal as a default homepage) towards commercial clients of
the company
. Attempts
to do this are of limited success due
to the NetworkEffect
.
+Subject specific portals
include: [FirstGov | http://www.firstgov.gov
] (a portal for the American Government)
, [Eco-Portal | http://www.eco-portal.com/
] (an environmental portal) and
[Alfy | http://www.alfy.com/
] (a childrens portal)
. Generally the narrower the target demographic
and purpose,
the clearer the defining vision
and the better
the portal
. Many school and university libraries have portals which aim
to provide relavent links
to course materials, research materials and information that students need
.
-Subject specific portals include: [FirstGov|http://www.firstgov.gov] (a portal for the American Government), [Eco-Portal|http://www.eco-portal.com/] (an environmental portal) and [Alfy|http://www.alfy.com/] (a childrens portal). Generally the narrower the target demographic and purpose, the clearer the defining vision and the better the portal.
-
-.. -- MatthiasDallmeier
+See also MatthiasDallmeier's
[My Portal | http://www.portal.net.nz/].
