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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!.)
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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.
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Blog (or
web log) site: sites generally used to post online diaries which may include discussion forums (e.g.,
blogger,
Xanga).
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Corporate Website: used to provide background information about a business, organization, or service.
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Commerce site or
eCommerce site: for purchasing goods, such as Amazon.com
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Community site: a site where persons with similar interests communicate with each other, usually by chat or message boards, such as MySpace.
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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.
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Development site: a site whose purpose is to provide information and resources related to software development, Web design and the like.
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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.
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Download site: strictly used for downloading electronic content, such as software, game demos or computer wallpaper.
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Employment site: allows employers to post job requirements for a position or positions and prospective employees to fill an application.
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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.
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Geodomain refers to 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.
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Gripe site: a site devoted to the critique of a person, place, corporation, government, or institution.
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Humor site: satirizes, parodies or otherwise exists solely to amuse.
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Information site: contains content that is intended to inform visitors, but not necessarily for commercial purposes, such as: RateMyProfessors.com, and Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia. Most government, educational and non-profit institutions have an informational site.
