Akademik

n.

A vertical portal.

"I told you back in April how corporate portals are a threat to the giant consumer portals. . . .But I'm talking here about vortals, gathering places for an entire industry. They serve not only as a resource for news and research, but also support business-to-business services by uniting buyers and sellers and enabling transactions."

— Jesse Berst, "Why You'll Never Go to Yahoo Again," Jesse Berst's AnchorDesk