A web portal is a specially designed website that brings information from diverse sources, like emails, online forums and search engines, together in a uniform way. Usually, each information source gets its dedicated area on the page for displaying information (a portlet); often, the user can configure which ones to display. Variants of portals include mashups and intranet "dashboards" for executives and managers. The extent to which content is displayed in a "uniform way" may depend on the intended user and the intended purpose, as well as the diversity of the content. Very often design emphasis is on a certain "metaphor" for configuring and customizing the presentation of the content (e.g., a dashboard or map) and the chosen implementation framework or code libraries. In addition, the role of the user in an organization may determine which content can be added to the portal or deleted from the portal configuration.
A portal may use a search engine's application programming interface (API) to permit users to search intranet content as opposed to extranet content by restricting which domains may be searched. Apart from this common search engines feature, web portals may offer other services such as e-mail, news, stock quotes, information from databases and even entertainment content. Portals provide a way for enterprises and organizations to provide a consistent "look and feel" with access control and procedures for multiple applications and databases, which otherwise would have been different web entities at various URLs. The features available may be restricted by whether access is by an authorized and authenticated user (employee, member) or an anonymous website visitor.
5 EXAMPLES OF WEB PORTAL
1. West Bend, Agent and Customer Portal
West Bend Mutual Insurance Company recognized the need for enhanced digital offerings for their customers and agents.
2. Allianz, Wealth Management/Insurance Portal
General insurance company Allianz Group offers a site that is both dynamic and personal. With the "My Insurance Portfolio" customer site, users have the ability to retrieve historical records of purchased products and services along with integrated features to facilitate policy payments and renewals.
3. Britam, Financial Advisement Portals
As a leading diversified financial services group with a presence in seven different countries in Africa, Britam built a financial advisor portal, a customer service portal and a partner service portal on a single platform.
4. Carrefour Bank, Financial Customer Self-Service Portal
In order to properly serve a quickly-growing customer base, Carrefour Bank created a new self-service portal for its audience, which gave users the ability to access financial extracts, manage their interactions with the organization and negotiate their debts and credits in a single location.
5. AvMed, Consolidated Payer Portal
Through the consolidation of online solutions, AvMed was able to create unique user portals with a single sign on, helping to serve a wide variety of unique users quickly and in a single location.
WHAT IS FACEBOOK?
Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages and keep in touch with friends, family and colleagues.
The Advantages of Facebook
The Disadvantages of Facebook
- Never give out too much personal information.
The 3 Main Uses For Facebook
Think of Facebook as a personal news site where the only stories written are about people you know. Facebook users like to share photos and write short updates on their life. You might get a friendly ‘just saying hi!’ email only once a month, but people interact with Facebook on a daily basis. So every time you log in to Facebook, you’ll see these updates and photos (only the ones from people who you have friended). You can write a little note underneath their posts. Or send them a private message (similar to an email but sent through Facebook instead). It’s a great way to see the everyday lives of friends and family that you can’t see every day.
Share Photos and Information
Facebook is for sharing. And if you want to stay up-to-date with technology, you’ll have to jump on the Facebook bandwagon. Now when people take digital photos, they – sometimes immediately – update them to Facebook. They can ‘tag’ other Facebook users in the photo too. This is the quickest and easiest way to share photos. Instead of using 5 different digital cameras to capture one photo, you can say, “Don’t bother taking out your camera, I’ll put up my picture on Facebook.” Another great thing about Facebook is that you can share links to articles or videos. If you want to send a favorite recipe to someone, you can just copy and paste a link onto their Facebook page. Or if you see something funny/cool/interesting that you think others would like, you can post it on Facebook for all of your Facebook friends to see.
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