TYPES OF WEB PORTALS The portals can be differentiated on the basis of their content and intended users. There are different types of portals; it is important to know what type of portal you want to build. VERTICAL PORTAL
web portals which focus only on one specific industry, domain or vertical. Vertical portals provide tools, information, articles, research and statistics on the specific industry or vertical. HORIZONTAL PORTAL
 web portals which focus on a wide array of interests and topics. They focus on general audience and try to present something for everybody
MARKETPLACE PORTALS
Market space portals exist to support the B2B and B2C e-commerce, software support for e-commerce transactions and ability to find and access rich information
SEARCH PORTALS
Search portals aggregate results from several search engines into one page. Here the main focus is on search. Example: Google.com
MEDIA PORTALS
Media portals update users on current news, affairs and information. Some media portals provide access to local and foreign TV programs such as soap operas, sports and live events.
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