Management Information system Hamza Yameen

Portal:

Portal is a term, generally synonymous with gateway, for a World Wide Web site that is or proposes
to be a major starting site for users when they get connected to the Web or that users tend to visit as
an anchor site.

There are general portals and specialized or niche portals. Some major general portals include
Yahoo, Excite, Netscape, Lycos, CNET, Microsoft Network, and America Online's AOL.com.
Examples of niche portals include Garden.com (for gardeners), Fool.com (for investors), and
SearchNetworking.com (for network administrators).

Types of portal:

1. Horizontal portal :
Horizontal portals are directories like yahoo.com!. They're called "horizontal" because their
list of websites cover a broad range of topics (such as News, Search, Other Website links,
Premium Services, and Online Storage etc.
Examples: Yahoo.com, MSN.Com, Google.com, Aol.com, pakistan.gov.pk
2. Vertical Portal :
Vertical portals on the other hand are narrow, covering only one topic or one type of
Products or Services. Convert-Files.com
Examples: Convert-Files.com, exportall.com, quicken.intuit.com
Facts: - No of user of portal Greater than vortal users
- Vortal users pay more than portal users
3. Search portal/ web portal:
A web portal is a web-based platform that provides employees, customers and suppliers with
a single access point to information. ... A web portal can also be used to enhance the
collaboration of information and improve the way employees, customers and suppliers
interact with your business.

E-tailer:

Electronic retailing (E-tailing) is the sale of goods and services through the Internet. ... E-tailing
requires companies to tailor their business models to capture Internet sales, which can include
building out distribution channels such as warehouses, Internet webpages, and product shipping
centers.

Examples:
Types include:

 Virtual merchant (Click-and-Click) Examples:- Shophive, tcs-connect, Amazon , BlueNile ,

DrugStore
 Bricks-and-Mortar (Only have Physical Store’s)Examples:- All offline Retailers(Have no
Presence over the Internet/Web )
 Bricks-and-clicks (Online as well offline)Examples:- Jc-Penney , Wal-Mart, Staples
 Catalog merchant | LLBean.com (also process orders via and Phone)
 Manufacturer-direct | Dell.com
 Shopping Mall | malloflahore.pk
Content provider:

Sell or provide digital content (News, music, video, text, and artwork) on the Web

Examples:

Yahoo, twitter, Facebook, instagram, consumerreports.org, wallstreatjournal.com, CNN.com,

espn.com, arynews.com, lahorenews.com, itunes.com, games.com

Transaction broker:

A transaction broker is a licensed real estate agent who is a neutral third party in a transaction. He
or she provides services to facilitate the closing of a deal but does not act on behalf of any particular
client.

Examples

e-trade.com, Expedia, hot wire.com , price line.com, KAYANAK, orbitz, Travelocity, angel broking,
HDFC securities, kotak , sharekhan, ICICI direct.com, upstox, 5paisa.com, paypal , visa

mastercard, amercian express

Market creator:

Market Creator provides a digital environment where buyers and sellers can meet, search for
products, display products, and establish prices for those products.

Example: eBay , Inc. and Liquidation.Com, price line.com , e trade, Alibaba.com

Service provider:

Web 2.0 applications such as photo sharing, video sharing and user- generated content(Blogs,
WIKI’S and Social networking sites) are all services provided to customers.

Examples:

Xdrive.com, SAAS – Software as a Service Providers (Examples) Google Developing online

applications such as Google Maps, Google Drive, Sky Drive, Gmail, Salesforce.com etc.

Community provider:

Provides an online meeting place where people with similar interests can communicate and find
useful information

Examples:

Epiniions.com, oxygen.com , about.com, my space, ivillage , facbook, Friendster.com , orkut.com,

instagram, linkedin ,twitter, pinterest, well.com , fool.com