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 |
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Bernard 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)