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Types of Portals, User and Subscribers

Types of Portals, User and Subscribers

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Updated: September 17, 2009, 4:58 pm

Types of Portals

Portal Type Who can create? Who can view? Ads - If Portal Owner is Subscriber Ads - If Viewer  is Subscriber
Digital Universe Portal Experts can create Anyone can view No ads ever No ads ever
Personal Portal (Public) Anyone can create Anyone can view No ads if owner is  a subscriber No ads if viewer is a subscriber
Private Personal Portal (Members only) Anyone can create Only members can view No ads if owner is  a subscriber No ads if viewer is a subscriber
Community Portal (Public) Any organization can create Anyone can view No ads if owner is  a subscriber No ads if viewer is a subscriber
Private Community Portal (Members only) Any organization can create Only members can view No ads if owner is  a subscriber No ads if viewer is a subscriber

 

Types of Users

User Type Who can create? Cost
Unregistered user View only Free
Registered user Can create portals with ads Free
Registered organization Can create portals with ads Free
Individual Subscriber Can create portals without ads $8/month base
Organization Subscriber Can create portals without ads Depends on storage & bandwidth

The Author

Bernard HaischBernard Haisch, Ph.D., is an astrophysicist and author of over 130 scientific publications. He served as a scientific editor of the Astrophysical Journal for ten years, and was Principal Investigator on several NASA research projects. After earning his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Haisch did postdoctoral research at the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. His professional positions in ... (Full Bio)