Growing Internet use is inspiring portal development. Orientation expects Egyptian Internet use to leap 1500 percent in five years, from 440,000 to 7.2 million. Successful portals will compete to attract users, present new advertising opportunities and generate revenue in the Egyptian market. Two more local portals are still in drydock, preparing to go live. It's risky to review portals, even more so when they're all new and say they'll make alterations in the coming weeks.
Search engines are an important part of any portal.
If the engine is good, users will keep coming back. Search options fall into two basic categories. With search by word, the engine scans the Internet, delivering results from myriad locations. All three portals include both search functions, but none gave instructions on using their search engines. Luckily, I could manage without.