RobbieD - 11:45 am on Aug 11, 2003 (gmt 0)

Hope this clarified my perspective.

Yes you clarified, in your opinon, the differnece between the two but my question is what makes it or breaks it?

Let's say that WW was to expand to become the world largest webmaster portal. In developing a portal I mean adding many services. Instant Messenging, clubs, webpage tools etc.

Is it just the community that makes or breaks a portal? What would the portal have to do for the community to expand. What is Y! or MSN doing to keep their people?

If there was 10 webmaster portals how would WW become number one.

P.S. I agree with you that you can have a community without a portal but not a LIVING portal without community.

[edited by: RobbieD at 12:14 pm (utc) on Aug. 11, 2003]