Do you know that web has become so vast that now a classification has been devised to understand web better. One should know about the type of website visited. Here is the classification. * Affiliate: Enabled portal that renders not only its custom CMS but also syndicated content from other content providers for an agreed fee. suku88
There are usually three relationship tiers. Affiliate Agencies (e.g., Commission Junction), Advertisers (e.g., Ebay) and consumer (e.g., Yahoo). * Archive site: This kind of 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. * Community site: A site where persons with similar interests communicate with each other, usually by chat or message boards, such as MySpace. * Database site: A site whose main use is the search and display of a specific database’s content such as the Internet Movie Database or the Political Graveyard. * Development site: A site whose purpose is to provide information and resources related to software development, Web design and the like. * Directory site: A site that contains varied contents which are divided into categories and subcategories, such as Yahoo! directory, Google directory and Open Directory Project. * Download site: Strictly used for downloading electronic content, such as software, game demos or computer wallpaper. * Employment site: Allows employers to post job requirements for a position or positions and prospective employees to fill an application. * Erotica websites: Shows sexual videos and images. * Game site: A site that is itself a game or “playground” where many people come to play, such as MSN Games, Pogo.com and Newgrounds.com. * Geodomain: Domain names that are the same as those of geographic entities, such as cities and countries. For example, Richmond.com is the geodomain for Richmond, Virginia