Rules of the game

The biggest players in the portal battle are racing to add new features in an effort to become the home page for as many Netizens as possible. The result is a "Monopoly"-like landscape where the portals are snapping up smaller firms for their technology, then using it to make their real estate more valuable. To see some of the features the individual portals have added to lure Net users, roll your mouse over the portal "properties." (JavaScript-enabled browser required.)

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