Word: portal
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Disney is planning to buy the 57% of portal partner InfoSeek that it does not already own, consolidate its various Net properties and issue a tracking stock to take advantage of today's relatively high valuations. On their own, Disney's Net holdings would be worth $6 billion to $7 billion, according to analysts. But when they're lumped in with Disney's traditional businesses (like theme parks), that value is diminished...
...make Disney, though a late comer to the Internet game, a formidable player. Last year Disney bought a 43% stake in InfoSeek, a search engine that was slipping behind competitors and needed a new brand and some marketing might. Disney needed to beef up its online presence with a portal. In January the two launched the Go Network, now the fourth most popular online destination go.com) with more than 19 million visitors a month. Not bad, but far from the best. At No. 1, yahoo.com attracts close to 31 million, according to Net-traffic tracker Media Metrix. Disney's other...
...Martin noted that the portal pages were notdeveloped to force Web sites to maintain theircontent...
...benefits of portal pages will not belimited to students, Martin said...
Developers have already finished a model forthe portal pages, but it currently runs slowerthan ultimately desired, Martin said...