Using Different Types of Websites - Part 1
There are many varieties of Web sites, each specializing in a particular type of content or use, and they may be arbitrarily classified in any number of ways. A few such classifications might include:
· Affiliate: an enabled web portal that renders not only its custom CMS, (Content Management System), but also syndicated content from other content providers for an agreed fee. There are usually three relationship tiers: 1. Affiliate Agencies, (e.g.,Commission Junction,) 2. Advertisers, (e.g., Ebay.) and 3.Consumer, (e.g., Yahoo!.)· Archive Site: used to preserve valuable electronic content threatened with extinction. Two examples are: Internet Archive, which since 1996 has preserved billions of old, (and new,) Web pages; and Google Groups, which in early 2005 was archiving over 845,000,000 messages posted to Usenet news/discussion groups.
· Blog (or web log) site: sites generally used to post online diaries which may include discussion forums (e.g., blogger, Xanga). · Corporate Website: used to provide background information about a business, organization, or service. · Commerce site or eCommerce site: for purchasing goods, such as Amazon.com
