Post on 30-Dec-2015
Types of Web SitesTypes of Web Sites
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PortalPortal Offers a variety of Internet servicesOffers a variety of Internet services Examples of services:Examples of services:
NewsNews SportsSports Search engine/directorySearch engine/directory Web publishingWeb publishing Reference toolsReference tools MapsMaps ShoppingShopping EmailEmail
Examples of portals:Examples of portals: AltaVista, AOL, Lycos, AltaVista, AOL, Lycos, MSN, Netscape, , Netscape, Yahoo!
NewsNews
Contains newsworthy materialContains newsworthy material Contain stories and articles related Contain stories and articles related
to some of the following:to some of the following: Life, money, current events, weatherLife, money, current events, weather
Examples:Examples: WSB-tvWSB-tv NBC.comNBC.com
InformationalInformational
Contains factual informationContains factual information Government agencies provide this Government agencies provide this
type of info:type of info: Census data, tax codes, congressional Census data, tax codes, congressional
budgetbudget Others that provide this type are:Others that provide this type are:
MARTAMARTA MedicareMedicare
Business/MarketingBusiness/Marketing
Promotes or sells a productPromotes or sells a product Many examplesMany examples
EducationalEducational
Offers exciting, challenging avenues for Offers exciting, challenging avenues for formal and informal teaching and formal and informal teaching and learninglearning
Online training for a new skillOnline training for a new skill Online coursesOnline courses Online college classesOnline college classes ExamplesExamples
UGAUGA Phoenix UniversityPhoenix University
EntertainmentEntertainment
Interactive and engagingInteractive and engaging Offer music, video, games, sports, Offer music, video, games, sports,
chats, sweepstakeschats, sweepstakes
AdvocacyAdvocacy
Describes a cause, opinion, or ideaDescribes a cause, opinion, or idea Presents views of a group of people Presents views of a group of people
or organizationsor organizations
BlogBlog
Short for webblogShort for webblog Time-stamped articles or posts, in a Time-stamped articles or posts, in a
diary type formatdiary type format Vblog – a blog that contains videoVblog – a blog that contains video Blogosphere – worldwide collection of Blogosphere – worldwide collection of
blogsblogs Vlogosphere – all vblogs worldwideVlogosphere – all vblogs worldwide Reflect interest, opinions and Reflect interest, opinions and
personalities of the authorpersonalities of the author
WikiWiki
Allows user to create, add, modify, Allows user to create, add, modify, or delete web site contentor delete web site content
Collect recent edits on a web page Collect recent edits on a web page so someone can review them for so someone can review them for accuracyaccuracy
Anyone can modify a wikiAnyone can modify a wiki Most popular - WikipediaMost popular - Wikipedia
Online Social NetworksOnline Social Networks Encourages members in the group to share Encourages members in the group to share
interest, ideas, stories, photos, music, and interest, ideas, stories, photos, music, and videos with other usersvideos with other users
Popular examples:Popular examples: FacebookFacebook MySpace (12 million visitors a day)MySpace (12 million visitors a day)
Media Sharing Web site – differentMedia Sharing Web site – different Allows members to share photos, music, and Allows members to share photos, music, and
videosvideos ShutterFly, Flickr – popular sitesShutterFly, Flickr – popular sites GoogleVideo and YouTube are example for video GoogleVideo and YouTube are example for video
sharing sitessharing sites
Content AggregatorContent Aggregator
Business that gathers and organizes Business that gathers and organizes web content and then distributes or web content and then distributes or feeds the content to subscribers for feeds the content to subscribers for free or for a feefree or for a fee
PersonalPersonal
Private individual or family createdPrivate individual or family created People publish personal web pages People publish personal web pages
for a variety of reasons:for a variety of reasons: Job huntingJob hunting Share personal experiencesShare personal experiences Family historiesFamily histories