[October 26, 2009] Reportlinker Adds Global Web Portals and Online Communities Industry Tweet NEW YORK, Oct 26, 2009 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Global Web Portals and Online Communities Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155845/Reportlinker-Adds-Global-Web-Portals-and-Online-Communities-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire The global outlook series on Web Portals and Online Communities provides statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise summaries of research findings. The report offers an aerial view of the global web portals and online communities industry, identifies major short to medium term market challenges, and growth drivers. Regional markets elaborated upon include United States, United Kingdom, China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Brazil. Also included is an indexed, easy-to-refer, fact-finder directory listing the addresses, and contact details of 740 companies worldwide. 1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW 1 Table 1: Top Ten Nations by Number of Internet Users (2008) 1 Table 2: Global Internet Usage Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Users by Region - Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, Middle East, and Others 1 Table 3: Global Web Portals Market (2007): Percentage Share of Daily Visits by Users by Category - Search Engines, Social Networking, General News, Online Banks, and Sports News 2 Significance of Web Portal 2 Advantages 2 Online Communities: A Valuable Tool for Businesses 2 2. WEB PORTALS INDUSTRY 3 Portal Market: The Growth Saga to Continue 3 Revenue Sources for Web Portals 3 Consumer Side Revenue Model 3 Supplier Side Revenue Model 4 Promotional Advertising Revenue Model 4 Hybrid Model 4 Online Advertising Market Feels the Heat of Economic Downturn 4 Table 4: Global Online Advertising Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues by Segment - Search Engine Advertising, Display Advertising, and Others 4 Portals and Web Content Management Solutions 5 Growing Demand for Portals with Dual Functionalities 5 Demand for Enterprise Portals Grows 5 Integration with Document Management 5 Web-Based Retailing: The New Fad Among Branded Apparel Retailers 5 Social Networking Websites Gaining Popularity 6 Substantial Rise in Acquisitions and Mergers 6 Web Portal Consolidation for Content Refinement 6 Advantages of Community Portals 6 Advantages of Business-to-Business Web Portals 7 Web 2.0 Technology 7 Thin Line Computing 7 Applications 7 User-Generated Content 7 Applications 7 Drawback of Web 2.0 8 Enterprise 2.0 Portal 8 Working of an Enterprise 2.0 Portal 8 Enterprise 2.0 Meets Requirements of Different Groups 8 SLATES for the Formation and Installation of Enterprise 2.0 8 Purpose of Enterprise 2.0 Portal 9 Mobile Web 2.0 9 Advanced Web Applications Offer Convenience to Users 9 Consumer Portal Versus Enterprise Portal 9 Similarity Between Portals and Mashups 9 Disadvantages of Web Portals 9 3. ONLINE COMMUNITIES - AN OVERVIEW 10 Uneven Distribution of Online Communities 10 Incentives Encouraging Contribution to Online Communities 10 Participation Inequality Among Users of Online Communities 10 Table 5: Participation of Web Users in Online Communities: Percentage Breakdown of Usage and Content Contribution by Category - Most Frequent Contributors, Occasional Contributors, Silent Lurkers and Abstainers 10 Public Online Community Versus Private Online Community 10 Online Community and the Telecommunication Industry 11 Web-Based Communities to Fail 11 Factors Responsible for Failure of Online Communities of Organizations 11 Measures to Prevent Failure of Web-based Communities 11 4. COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 12 Google: The Undisputed Leader 12 Enterprise Information Portal Market 12 Key Players in Enterprise Information Portal Software Market 12 WebSphere Maintains Leadership in Enterprise Portal Industry 12 Table 6: Leading Players in the Global Enterprise Portal Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for IBM, Microsoft, BEA Systems, Oracle and Others 13 Table 7: Leading Players in the Global Enterprise Portal Software Market (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for IBM, Microsoft, BEA Systems, Oracle and Others 13 Select Key Players 14 America Online, Inc. (US) 14 Google, Inc. (US)14 Microsoft Corp. (US) 14 Walt Disney Internet Group (US) 14 Yahoo!, Inc. (US)14 5. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 15 Web Portals: An Insight 15 Types of Web Portals 15 Horizontal Portals 15 Vertical Portals 15 Affinity Portals 16 Commerce Portals 16 Consumer Portals 16 Enterprise Portals 16 e-Business and e-Commerce Web Portals 16 Business-to-Business Portals 16 Social Commerce Portals 17 Personal Portals 17 Business Portals 17 Academic Portals 17 Regional Web Portals 17 Government Web Portals 17 Corporate Web Portals 17 Hosted Web Portals 18 Domain-Specific Portals 18 Sports Portal 18 Features of Web Portals 18 Personal Information Management (PIM) 18 Entertainment, Financial & Business Content 18 Business Resource Management 18 My Web Portal 18 Real-Time Event Alerts 18 Online Auctions and Reverse Auctions 19 Externalizing Back Office Legacy and Web Applications 19 e-Commerce Service/Product Procurement & Catalogues 19 Shared Contents and Recruiting Services 19 Auctions 19 Reverse Auctions 19 Added Data Content Collection Point and Resell 19 Exchange for Goods and Services 19 Service/Product Sale 19 Taste Test Generates Subscription 19 Advertising 19 Fee-Based Transaction Services 19 Referral Sales Commission 19 Enterprise Portals: An Overview 19 Background 19 Evolution of Advanced Technologies 22 Online Communities: An Insight 22 Background 22 Life Cycle for Members 23 6. PRODUCT LAUNCHES/DEVELOPMENTS 23 7. MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS 53 8. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 74 A REGIONAL PERSPECTIVE 1. THE UNITED STATES 83 Streamlining Web-based Dating Sites 83 Privacy Matters 83 Competition 84 Web Portal Market 84 Table 8: Leading Players in the US Web Portal Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Online Advertising Revenues for Google, Yahoo, AOL and Microsoft 84 Table 9: Leading Players in the US Web Portal Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Unique Visitors for Google, Yahoo, MSN 84 Table 10: Leading Portals in the US Pay-Per- Click Search Advertising Market (2007): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Google, Yahoo and MSN 84 Social Networking Portals Market 84 Table 11: Leading Social Networking Sites in the US (2006): Percentage Breakdown of Traffic for MySpace.com, YouTube.com, Blogger.com, Classmates.com, Facebook.com and Others 85 Select Key Players 85 Pingo 85 Verticalnet, Inc. 85 2. EUROPE 86 Localizing European Websites: An Area of Focus 86 Table 12: Internet Usage Market in Europe (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Number of Internet Users by Country - Germany, UK, France, Italy, and Spain 86 2a. THE UNITED KINGDOM 86 Growing Spending on Online Advertising 86 3. ASIA-PACIFIC 87 3a. CHINA 87 Online Market Thrives in Leading Cities 87 Table 13: Online Market in China (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Online Purchases by Category - Female Customers and Male Customers 87 Table 14: Portals Market in China (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Portals by Select Channel - News, Entertainment Finance/Business, Sports and Games 87 Tough Times for Portals with Obscene Content 88 Competitive Scenario 88 Table 15: Leading Players in the Chinese Web Portal Market (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Site Visit for Sina, Sohu, Baidu.com, NetEase and Yahoo 88 Table 16: Leading Players in the Chinese Web Portal Advertising Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Sina, Sohu, Tencent, Netease and Others 89 Table 17: Portal Market in China (2007 & 2008): Percentage Breakdown of Portals Used for Personal Blogging - 163, Sina, Sohu, MSN, 51.com, Qzone, and Baidu 89 Table 18: Leading Players in the Chinese Consumer-to-Consumer Portal Market (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Revenues for Dangdang.com, Joyo, Eachnet, Paipai.com and Others 89 Sina.com - A Key Player 90 3b. INDIA 90 Increased Internet Usage Drives Growth in e-Commerce Market 90 Online Advertising Gaining Popularity 90 Job Portal Sector On a High 91 e-Matrimony Industry Gaining Foothold 91 Low Acceptance Level of Social Networking and Blogging Sites 91 Overseas Tourism Organizations Utilize Web Portals to Influence Indian Tourists 91 3c. MALAYSIA 92 Growing Demand for e-Governance Portals 92 3d. VIETNAM 92 A Preferred Web Portal Development Destination 92 4. LATIN AMERICA 93 Growing Interest in Content Management 93 Table 19: Internet Usage Market in Latin America (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Number of Internet Users by Country - Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile 93 Computer Mediated Communication Scenario 93 Uneven Distribution of List Servers and Electronic Lists 93 Disparity in Distribution of Virtual Communities 94 Information Resources Versus Communication Resources 94 Still Dependent on Other Nations for Information Sources 95 Enhanced Presence in Virtual Communities: Need of the Hour 95 4a. BRAZIL 95 Growing Prominence of Social Networking Sites 95 To order this report: Reportlinker Adds Global Web Portals and Online Communities Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155845/Reportlinker-Adds-Global-Web-Portals-and-Online-Communities-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=prnewswire More market research reports here! 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