The tendency is for genealogy Web sites to constantly add new features and abilities and to become more like all the other genealogy sites they are competing with for your attention.
Categories tend to blur and often Web sites fit into more than one of the categories listed here.
Like newspapers, genealogy portals on the Internet try to include something for everyone. Newspapers typically have a sports page, business section, weather forecast, late-breaking news, travel section, etc. Genealogy portals have just as much variety and include many of the categories covered in this lecture. They can be overwhelming in their offerings. Many different robotic programs are indexing the Internet around the clock.