The WWWeee-Portal Manifesto
A Portal is for Information
- Information over entertainment, substance over style.
- Information should be accessible, regardless of disability, browser, or platform.
A Portal is for Users
- Users use-cases should drive all functionality.
- Users should be provided with information relevant to them.
A Portal is a Portal
- Portals are a gateway, a starting point for locating any needed services.
- Portals display a concise summary of information, alerts, and updates the user should know about.
- Portals link users with services, not provide or replace services.
- Portals don't manage content, a
CMS
does.
Your Portal is Yours
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Your business is to know what your users need from your portal.
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Your information, not a general-purpose 'all things to all people' home page.