The Enter Stage Right Link of the Month Free Republic One trend on the Internet that I particularly dislike is what I call 'portalization'.
Many web sites seem to want to become a portal to something else.
The problem with this approach is that with so many web sites trying to be all things to all people, they end up doing very little for anyone. Other web sites decide to do one or two things very well and stick with it. The Free Republic is one web site that gives specialization a good name. Of course, this approach isn't without its hazards. The Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post filed a copyright infringement lawsuit last year against the unashamedly conservative Free Republic claiming that the web site has reprinted hundreds of their stories without permission.