A Web portal makes a handy home page because it typically provides a search engine and links to shopping, chat, and peoplefinder sites. Some Web portals are maintained by commercial information services, such as America Online (www.aol.com), CompuServe (www.compuserve.com), Prodigy (www.prodigy.com), AT&T WorldNet (www.worldnet.att.net), and Microsoft Network (www.msn.com). Many of today's search engines, such as Yahoo!, Excite, Lycos, and the GO Network, are also designed to be Web portals. You can find comparisons of Web portals in computer magazines, such as the "Web Portals" article in the September 1, 1998, issue of PC Magazine (also online at www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/webportals/index.html).
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