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== Most popular kinds == | == Most popular kinds == | ||
This is not a strict classification. Some of the entries may also have traits from other categories. | This is not a strict classification. Some of the entries may also have traits from other categories. In particular, business or educational organizations may centralize all services in some kind of "vertical portal" (with various access rights). | ||
=== Information | === Information === | ||
* Large Internet access portals, such as [http://yahoo.com Yahoo] or MSN | * Large Internet access portals, such as [http://yahoo.com Yahoo] or MSN | ||
* Information portals such as [http://cnn.com CNN] | * Information portals such as [http://cnn.com CNN] | ||
* Participatory information portals such as [http://slashdot.org/ Slahsdot] | * Participatory information portals such as [http://slashdot.org/ Slahsdot] | ||
=== expertise and knowledge portals === | |||
* Experience sharing portals such as [http://www.epinions.com/ epinions] | * Experience sharing portals such as [http://www.epinions.com/ epinions] | ||
* Collaborative encyclopedias such as the [http://wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] | |||
* (Specific) knowledge management portals | |||
=== Commerce and service === | === Commerce and service === | ||
* Commerce Portals, such as Amazon | * Commerce Portals, such as [http://www.amazon.com Amazon] | ||
* Service portals, such as [http://www.cff.ch Swiss railways] | * Service portals, such as [http://www.cff.ch Swiss railways] | ||
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=== Community === | === Community === | ||
* Community of practice portals such as the [http://tecfaseed.unige.ch/door TECFA portal] | * Community of practice portals such as the [http://tecfaseed.unige.ch/door TECFA portal] | ||
* Community of interest portals such [http://www.linux.org linux]. | * Community of interest portals such [http://www.linux.org linux]. | ||
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== Technology-based typology == | == Technology-based typology == | ||
* Enterprise portals | * Enterprise portals (application portals) | ||
* Other kinds of application portals | |||
* [[Content management system]]s | * [[Content management system]]s | ||
* [[C3MS]] (Community potals) | * [[C3MS]] (Community potals) | ||
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* [[Blog]]s (at least some that contain more than just diary entries) | * [[Blog]]s (at least some that contain more than just diary entries) | ||
* [[Groupware]]s | * [[Groupware]]s | ||
* [[Knowledge management]] systems | |||
Most open source portalware is based on some sort of [[LAMP]] architecture, but java-based architectures are also popular (in particular within computer science communities). | Most open source portalware is based on some sort of [[LAMP]] architecture, but java-based architectures are also popular (in particular within computer science communities). | ||
Revision as of 19:24, 12 June 2006
Definition
- A portal is a door or entrance ...
- A web portal is a website that offers various services through a centralized interface.
Typology
- Information portals: news, blogs, etc.
- Transaction portals: sales
- Collaboration portals
Most popular kinds
This is not a strict classification. Some of the entries may also have traits from other categories. In particular, business or educational organizations may centralize all services in some kind of "vertical portal" (with various access rights).
Information
- Large Internet access portals, such as Yahoo or MSN
- Information portals such as CNN
- Participatory information portals such as Slahsdot
expertise and knowledge portals
- Experience sharing portals such as epinions
- Collaborative encyclopedias such as the Wikipedia
- (Specific) knowledge management portals
Commerce and service
- Commerce Portals, such as Amazon
- Service portals, such as Swiss railways
Intranets
- Enterprise portals (frameworks for integrating information, applications, and processes across organizational boundaries)
- Campus-wide information and adminstration systems
- Learning management systems
Community
- Community of practice portals such as the TECFA portal
- Community of interest portals such linux.
- Educational portals that engage learners in various writing activities (e.g. C3MS and that are at least half open to the public.
Technology-based typology
- Enterprise portals (application portals)
- Other kinds of application portals
- Content management systems
- C3MS (Community potals)
- Wikis
- Blogs (at least some that contain more than just diary entries)
- Groupwares
- Knowledge management systems
Most open source portalware is based on some sort of LAMP architecture, but java-based architectures are also popular (in particular within computer science communities).