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Example Research Portals:

Examples:

Topic Search: Knowledge Management, Business Processes, Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma
Discipline Search: Accounting, Management, Marketing, Small Business, Computer Security
Industry Search: Consulting, Software, Electronics, Entertainment, Music, Venture Capital
Company Search: IBM, Intel, Oracle, Microsoft, Enron, Peoplesoft, Siebel Systems, Boeing
Technology Search: Data Mining, Web Standards, ERP, CRM, Linux, XML, P2P, J2EE, UDDI
Country Search: United States, China, India, France, Japan, Singapore, Iraq, Afghanistan
Profession Search: Banking, Engineering, Web Development, Internet Security, Computing
Job Title: Programmer, Project Manager, Economist, Accountant, DBA, Scientist, Lawyer

Remember to start with typing most important keywords. Do not include any special characters or extraneous characters. Remember, just the most relevant keywords related to your search. The lesser the keywords, the greater will be the number of results in the research portal generated on the fly. The more the keywords in your search, fewer will be the number of results in the research portals generated on the fly.

"PORTAL ON DEMAND" SEARCH

What you get with a single search?

Research ANY topic, technical term, business term, industry, company, technology, or, profession. For your search topic, you will get a "real time" portal that provides free access to top web sites, meanings of terms from dictionaries and glossaries, how any thing works, latest news, latest articles, scientific research papers, full-text books, government resources, company research, technology white papers, latest jobs and careers, professional development information, and directory links, and more... Also, you can search all major search engines from the same portal. Now compare this with going to each of those hundred sources and each of those search engines, finding the search page, and searching separately... you get the idea! Also, we include the most selective sources that we use for our own business technology research and include nothing more. You get latest information from best sources relevant to 'your concerns' in the shortest time and on one single page...Period!.

How you get it?

Just type in 1 to 3 most relevant keywords and SEARCH.

[Simple] Search with single keyword, for example, like any one of the following:

reengineering, accounting, Intel, marketing, Japan, banking, programmer, e-business, CRM, ERP

Search with two keyword phrase or term, for example, like any one of the following:

knowledge management, business reengineering, data mining, balanced scorecard, six sigma, small business, venture capital, computer security, web standards, electronic commerce

Search with three keyword phrase or term, for example, like any one of the following:

information systems management, business process reengineering, knowledge management tools, knowledge management technologies, customer relationship management

Various Sections in 'Portal on Demand' Search

For any 'portal on demand' search, you may expect to find information related to your search in the following categories: the best directories of links; the top ranked web sites; latest news and articles from the best sources on business and technology; discussions from the most comprehensive discussion sources on the Web; latest jobs aggregated from the best job search sites; and books and selected free chapters. You may access these sections by clicking the choice on the top menu labeled 'See Related': choose one of following: Topics (directory), Web Sites (metasearch of top web sites), News (for latest news), Articles (for full-text articles), Forums (for comprehensive discussions), Jobs (for latest job postings), and, Books (for related books).

Browsing Specific Sections for 'Portal on Demand' Search

a) For 'Related Topics', click on any of the hyperlinks and you will 'drill' through the topical subdirectories within those directory links. b) For 'Rank Ordered Sources from Metasearch', click on the subsequent page numbers and on the subsequent page produced click on the 'Web Sites' hyperlink on top menu. This will scroll you through the contents of the top web resources related to your search ranked highest by multiple search engines. c) For 'Latest Articles and News From Best Publications', click on your choice for specific sources: 'Latest News' shows index of latest news related to your search; MagPortal, FindArticles, and Bpubs lead you to indexed full-text articles related to specific topics; Computerworld, CIO Magazine, and Information Week lead you to articles related to your search from these publications - that can be sorted again by date or relevance; Red Herring, Business 2.0, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Week, and Fortune lead you to articles related to your search from these publications - that can be sorted again by date or relevance; 'Search the Web' leads to search of the Web with a popular search engine that is not included in the Metasearch. d) For 'Latest Discussions From Topical Forums', click on 'KM Think Tank' to see discussions related to your search from the most popular discussion forums on Knowledge Management and contemporary business and technology issues; for any other topics, click on 'UseNet Groups' to see discussions related to your search. e) For 'Jobs to Advance Your Career', click on the subsequent page numbers and on the subsequent page produced click on the 'Jobs' hyperlink on top menu. This will scroll you through the contents of the top job postings related to your search ranked highest by multiple job search portal sites. f) For 'Books to Advance Your Knowledge', click on the 'More Results' icon and on the subsequent page produced click on the 'Books' hyperlink on top menu. This will scroll you through the contents of the top books and selected free chapters related to your search.

TOPIC SPECIFIC PORTALS

Topic specific portals are accessible from the menu of Channels, Resources, and Community that you find at the top of every page and has the following look and feel.

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Start at the BRINT home page or click on the Channels, Resources, or Community option of your choice to get started with a focused directory on your topic area or theme. If you are a new user, click the specific options to see what they offer. Check out the brint.com logo or the 'Home' hyperlink on the top of the page that you can click anywhere to come back to the home page from any other pages within BRINT.

The Subject Portals on the home page provide an overview of the contents of the three key Channels on BRINT, i.e., General Business and Technology, New Economy Business Technology, e-Business & E-Commerce, and, Knowledge Management. For daily life work concerns, check out the "Information Now!" search jumpstation.

In some instances, the browser opens a new window when you click on a link that takes you to external sites. When the back arrow button on your browser top menu is not highlighted and you can't go back, this would indicate that you are in a new browser window which can be closed without loosing the original page from which you clicked out.

Latest News and Articles... From Best Sources

You can read the latest news headlines and articles from some of the best business and technology publications on the Web using indexed headlines or by using the 'portal on demand' search. Indexed headline functionality derived from syndicated news model has restricted access that may result in your seeing a message like: "Headline functionality has been disabled." You can still get much more than just a simple selection of headlines on any given topic by using our 'Portal on Demand' Search. This will allow you to access the latest high quality full-text news and articles from some of the best publications on the Web. You will need to choose 'Articles' from the top row of options on the search portal resulting from your search. Then choose any of the specified news source or just click upon 'News' to get aggregated results from multiple sources. Most of the resulting pages containing articles and news allow you to sort the found documents by date or by relevance.

Portal On Demand... Always Fresh Resources

The primary objective of search portals and directories is to get you in the shortest and fastest way to the most relevant information that you need on Business, Technology, Information, and Knowledge Management. Accordingly, BRINT 'Portal on Demand' is the best and perhaps only available option available on the Web at the price you like... nothing!

BRINT distinguishes itself by aggregating, indexing, and presenting to you the latest and best resources based upon combined intelligence of multiple search technologies and the best publications and portals available on the Net. The "pre-specified and pre-configured" Topic Specific Portals also guide you to online communities, experts, and resources that can provide you with the latest information. If you found any dead link, it perhaps relates to a dated resource or publication... don't worry because you are covered by the 'Portal on Demand' that aggregates and presents to you the latest information available on the Net. Some links for original resources have not been deleted or updated as these resources cannot be found on the web but they serve a useful purpose... You can still choose the most relevant keywords (try with one, two, or three keywords) from these links and use 'Portal on Demand' search to find many more updated and current articles, resource, and web sites on those topics.

BYOB... 'Bring Your Own Brains'

Since the beginning of the Web, quite a bit has changed on the Net as it is continuously evolving dynamic mess of information (or data... depending upon your perspective). Even multi-billion corporations have evaporated and the most 'hep' and 'cool' web sites and publications have turned into ghost towns. However, with the combination of BRINT 'Portal on Demand' and "pre-specified and pre-configured" Topic Specific Portals, you can expect to find the consolidated, updated, and latest aggregation of the best, targeted and most selected sources that the Web has to offer. If you create your own search instead of using the pre-specified searches, input a word or a combination of two or maximum three words in the search box and you will get the portal on demand. The intelligence of technologies behind the Web is still evolving and often human smarts may be as important as intelligent technologies to get you what you need quickly and at a minimal or negligible cost... As we observed a quote somewhere on the Web: "Artificial intelligence usually beats real stupidity..." Therefore, rely upon your own smarts between those ears and the smart technologies to get yourself the best outcomes... Or, else, find others who can do it for you... In any case, the above resources can help you accomplish either or both...

Clearing Your Browser Cache

As the 'portal on demand' is generated by aggregation and consolidation of content from multiple backend databases and search technologies in real time, it is a resource intensive process. Therefore, while using a computer with less than average CPU and RAM, or at time of very high traffic on the servers, you may receive a blank page below the portal header. This happens rarely as all searches try to cache the contents for long enough duration so that subsequent downloads get the content from the server cache. However, if you get a blank page below the 'portal on demand' header for any specific search, you can regenerate the search by cleaning up the cache. When you press refresh or reload option icon on the browser, keep the Shift key pressed simultaneously, this would clean out the old copy of the page in the cache and refresh the browser cache with the complete page.