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Web Site Portals 
The term "web portal" began to be used to describe mega-sites such as Yahoo, Excite, MSN, Netscape Netcenter and AOL because many users used them as a "starting point" or "entry point" for their web surfing. The term "search engine" had become inadequate to describe the breadth of the offerings of these leading Internet destinations, although search and navigation are still pivotal to most people's online experience. (AOL is a bit different: it's always been an Internet access provider in addition to being a network of proprietary Internet content and services.)

The major consumer web portals are still the most heavily-visited sites on the Internet. Yahoo, AOL and MSN are the giants but the next seven or eight after that are significant as well. All command stock valuations in the billions. AOL Time Warner is worth several hundred billion dollars.

If you have a web page that provides timely information to a niche market, you may be able to even persuade visitors to make it their default, home,  web page for their web browser.  If you are considering this approach, we are available to discuss the merit and feasibility of you supporting.

Example Portal
Some portals started as a hobby to be later sponsored, others were sponsored early on to promote an industry.  These are famous portals which we ourselves frequent for information and would consider the services of their sponsors because of it.

http://www.slashdot.org/
Slashdot was originally created in September of 97 by Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda. Today it is owned by OSDN. Slashdot is run primarily by me, Jeff "Hemos" Bates who posts stories, sells advertising, and handles the book reviews and Robin "Roblimo" Miller who has recently come on board to help us handle some of the more managerial sides of the site, as well as (surprise!) posting stories. Bandwidth comes from Exodus.Net

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