| Directory vs Portals
Are Directories and Portals the same? |
efjay1018
msg:482296 | 3:30 am on Mar 15, 2006 (gmt 0) |
What is the difference between a directory and a portal? I just bought a site which claims to be a portal website builder boasting of content-rich web pages. Do you know of any ebook/resource (free or paid for) about portals I can check out. Thank you very much in advance. [edited by: skibum at 3:36 am (utc) on Mar. 16, 2006]
[edit reason] no site specifics, please [/edit]
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DaveAtIFG
msg:482297 | 12:54 am on Mar 18, 2006 (gmt 0) |
| What is the difference between a directory and a portal? |
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It depends on who you ask, efjay. :) Try this search [google.com] to see what Google offers. I think most webmasters consider a portal as "A web site or service that offers a broad array of resources and services" whereas a directory is simply a hierarchal and categorized list of sites. Portals often include directories, Yahoo is a classic example of a portal.
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efjay1018
msg:482298 | 3:25 am on Mar 18, 2006 (gmt 0) |
Thanks DaveAtIFG!
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tavikki
msg:482299 | 1:12 pm on Apr 16, 2006 (gmt 0) |
It is a difference usually, a portal can contain a directory, but not the other way around. Because if it eas like this it would not say directory. <snip> [edited by: engine at 1:58 pm (utc) on April 16, 2006]
[edit reason] See TOS [webmasterworld.com] [/edit]
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