Types of web designs
Websites can be divided into two broad
categories - static and interactive. Interactive sites are part of the Web
2.0 community of sites, and allow for interactivity between the site owner
and site visitors. Static sites serve or capture information but do not allow
engagement with the audience directly.
There are many varieties of websites, each specializing in a particular type of content or use, and they may be arbitrarily classified in any number of ways. A few such classifications might include:
Type of Website
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Description
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Examples
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Blog (web log)
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Sites generally used
to post online diaries which may include discussion forums
(e.g., blogger, Xanga). Many bloggers use blogs like an editorial
section of a newspaper to express their ideas on anything ranging from
politics to religion to video games to parenting, along with anything in
between. Some bloggers are professional bloggers and they are paid to blog
about a certain subject, and they are usually found on news sites.
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WordPress
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Brand building site
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A site with the
purpose of creating an experience of a brand online. These sites usually do
not sell anything, but focus on building the brand. Brand building sites are
most common for low-value, high-volume fast moving consumer
goods (FMCG).
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Celebrity website
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A website whose
information revolves around a celebrity. This sites can be official
(endorsed by the celebrity) or fan made (run by his/her fan, fans, without
implicit endorsement).
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jimcarrey.com
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Click-to-donate site
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A website that allows
the visitor to donate to charity simply by clicking on a button
or answering a question correctly. An advertiser usually donates to the
charity for each correct answer generated.
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The Hunger
Site, Freerice, Ripple (charitable organization)
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Community site
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A site where persons
with similar interests communicate with each other, usually
by chat or message boards.
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MySpace, Facebook,
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Content site
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Sites whose business
is the creation and distribution of original content
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(e.g., Slate, About.com).
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Sites publishing
classified advertisements
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gumtree.com
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A site offering goods
and services for online sale and enabling online transactions for
such sales.
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Forum website
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A site where people
discuss various topics.
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Gallery Website
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A website designed
specifically for use as a Gallery, these may be an art gallery or photo
gallery and of commercial or non-commercial nature.
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Government Site
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A website made by the
local, state, department or national government of a country.
Usually these sites also operate websites that are intended to inform
tourists or support tourism.
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For example,
Richmond.com is the geodomain forRichmond, Virginia.
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Gaming website
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A site that lets users
play online games. Some enable people to gamble online.
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Gambling website
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A Site has information
of Bride and Groom. It use to find the perfect match for boy or girl
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Allmatrimony.com,
Shaadi.com
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Media sharing site
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A site that enables
users to upload and view media such as pictures, music,
and videos
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Flickr, YouTube, Google
Videos
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News site
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Similar to information
site, but dedicated to dispensing news, politics, and commentary.
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cnn.com
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Personal website
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Websites about an
individual or a small group (such as a family) that contains information or
any content that the individual wishes to include. Such a personal website is
different from a Celebrity website, which can be very expensive
and run by a publicist or agency.
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Political site
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A site on which people
may voice political views, show political humor, campaigning for elections,
or show information about a certain political party or ideology.
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Question and Answer
(Q&A) Site
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Answer site is a site
where people can ask questions & get answers.
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Yahoo!
Answers, Stack Exchange Network(including Stack Overflow)
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School site
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a site on which
teachers, students, or administrators can post information about current
events at or involving their school. U.S. elementary-high school websites
generally use k12 in the URL
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Search
engine site
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A website that indexes
material on the Internet or an intranet (and lately on traditional
media such as books and newspapers)and provides links to information as a
response to a query.
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Google
Search, Bing, GoodSearch, DuckDuckGo
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Social bookmarking
site
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A site where users
share other content from the Internet and rate and comment on the content.
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StumbleUpon and Digg are
examples.
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Social networking site
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A site where users
could communicate with one another and share media, such as pictures, videos,
music, blogs, etc. with other users. These may include games and web
applications.
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Facebook, Orkut, Google+
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Webmail
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A site that provides a
webmail service.
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Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!
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