A community portal or e-portal is represented by a group of people that primarily interact via communication mediums such as newsletters, email, online discussions or instant messages for social, professional, educational or other purposes. VerticalWave provides Community Portal solutions for small and medium size business around the world.
Types of communities
- Local and International Communities, centred around a physical location
- Demographic Communities, focused on gender, life stage or ethnic origin. Examples include communities for teens, women, baby-boomers, etc.
- Topic-based Communities centred on topics of interest and include communities for hobbies and pastimes such as sports, music, gardening, politics and spiritual beliefs
Business Communities
- Vertical Industry Communities focussed on a particular industry such as software developers, physicians online, agriculture, textiles.
- Functional Communities that serve the needs of users representing a specific business function, such as marketing or sales.
