Types Of Websites (Summary):

There are many varieties of websites, each specializing in a particular type of content or use, and may be arbitrarily classified in many ways. A few classifications may include:

• 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, in which till early 2005 there are more than 845,000,000 archived messages posted in newsgroups / Usenet discussion, following its acquisition of Deja News.
• Website Weblog (or blog): site used to log online readings or to post online diaries; may include discussion forums. Examples: Blogger, Xanga, LiveJournal, WordPress, and www.x0101.com.
• Company Website: used to promote a business or service.
• E-commerce site: for purchasing goods, such as Amazon.com.
• Site of virtual community: a place where people with similar interests communicate with others, usually by chat or forums. For example: MySpace, Facebook, Hi5, Multiply, and Orkut.
• Database site: a site where the primary use is to search and display of specific content database as the Internet Movie Database.
• Development site: a site for the purpose of which is to provide information and resources related to software development, web design, etc.
• Web directory: a site that contains varied contents which are divided into categories and subcategories, such as the Yahoo!, The Google Directory and the Open Directory Project.
• Download site: strictly used for downloading electronic content, including software, games demos and wallpapers: Download, Tucows, Softonic, and Baulsoft.
• Game site: a site that is itself a game or “playground” where many people come to play, such as MSN Games, Pogo.com and VidaJurasica MMORPGs, Planetarion, and Kings of Chaos.
• Information site: Contains content that is intended to inform visitors, but not necessarily for commercial purposes, such as: RateMyProfessors (dot) com, Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia. Most governments and educational institutions and nonprofit have an information site.
• News Room site: Similar to an information site, but dedicated to show news and commentary.
• Pornographic (porn) site: sample images and videos of sexually explicit content.
• Web browser site: a site that provides general information and is intended as an entry or search for other sites. A pure example is Google, and the best known type of browser is Yahoo!
• Shock site: includes images or other material intended to be offensive to most visitors.
• Website auctions site: auction items online, like eBay.
• Personal Web site: Maintained by an individual or small group (e.g., family) that contains information or any content that the person wants to include.
• Web portal: a website that provides a starting point, entrance or portal to other resources on the Internet or an intranet.
• Web 2.0 site: a site where users are responsible for maintaining the application live, using cutting edge technologies: examples are: Pike and Flickr.
• Creator of sites: it is basically a site that lets you create other sites, using online tools work as PageCreative.
• Wiki site: a place where users collaboratively edit (e.g., Wikipedia).
• Political site: a website where people can express their political views. Example: New Confederacy.
• Membership web site: Site which may or may not require payment, (one-time or on monthly basis), to access the website. On payment of the membership, the user receives a log-in ID and a password which allows access to the inner pages. These are widely popular websites that enclose valuable information pertaining to some specific niche markets.
• Ratings site: a place where people can praise or disparage what appears.
• Educational sites: promote courses and distance information to teachers and students can view or download contents of subjects or themes.
• Web spam site: website without valuable content that has been created solely for profit and publicity purposes, deceiving the search engines.

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