≡ What kind of websites are there?
Archive site: used to preserve valuable electronic content threatened with extinction. Two examples are: Internet Archive which since 1996 preserves 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.
Business site: used for promoting a business or service.
Commerce site or eCommerce sites: 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.
Database: 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.
Game site: a site that is itself a game or "playground" where many people come to play, such as Zone.com, Pogo.com and the MMORPGs Planetarion and Kings of Chaos.
Information site: contains content that is intended merely to inform visitors, but not necessarily for commercial purposes; such as: RateMyProfessors.com, Free Internet Lexicon and Encyclopedia.
News site: similar to an information site, but dedicated to dispensing news and commentary.
Porn site: a site that shows pornographic images and videos.
Search engine: a site that provides general information and is intended as a gateway or lookup for other sites. A pure example is Google, and the most widely known extended type is Yahoo!.
Shock site: includes images or other material that is intended to be offensive to most viewers.
Vanity site (or "personal site"): run by an individual or a small group (such as a family) that contains information or any content that the individual wishes to include.
weblog (or blog): site used to log online readings or to post online diaries; may include discussion forums.
web portal: a web site that provides a starting point, a gateway, or portal, to other resources on the Internet or an intranet.
Wiki site: a site which users collaboratively edit (such as Wikipedia).
