LIST THE MAJOR TYPES OF CONTENT ON THE WEB:

The World Wide Web is characterized with various domains depending on specificity.  The internet has different forms of content that are also known as ‘genres’ according to the book.  Some major types of content seen on the internet are: Electronic Publishing, Entertainment, Online Games, Portals, Search Engines, Communities, “Blogs”, and Electronic Commerce.  These different types of content also known as genres perform and present according to their specific genre.  For example, Electronic Commerce is a specific content that performs financial activities for individuals electronically via-internet, as oppose to going to the bank physically.  It is simpler, quicker and quite possibly more efficient then going out of your way to the bank, waiting in line and dealing with bank headaches, but as to everything there are disadvantages.  Internet or server may go down, and information or activities might not be received or accounted for.  Electronic Commerce is just one genre, and with this you can get a better understanding of what all the other genres niches’ are.