Index.hu
Encyclopedia
Index.hu is one of the most popular Hungarian language
internet portals. The editor-in-chief and founder of the site was András Nyírő. From 2000 until the 30rd of September 2011 the editor-in-chief was Péter Uj.
Index.hu's political orientation is mainly centrist, with a liberal bent on many social issues
.
Among the strong points of Index.hu is its alliance with Totalcar.hu, the leading Hungarian automotive news and test portal and linking to Tékozló Homár (lit. "Prodigal
Lobster
"), a consumer rights blog.
The main competitor of Index.hu is the higher traffic Origo.hu webportal, which has a more established style and broader, but somewhat plain content. Index.hu is fighting an uphill battle as Origo.hu is run by the Hungarian branch of telecommunications giant Magyar Telekom
(formerly known as MATÁV).
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
internet portals. The editor-in-chief and founder of the site was András Nyírő. From 2000 until the 30rd of September 2011 the editor-in-chief was Péter Uj.
Founding
Index was started in 1995 the original name being Internetto.hu. It was later later renamed Index.hu. The predecessor Internetto had a daily viewership of about 8000 in the 1990s and several investors started to show interest. The leaders of Internetto at the time started the buyout talks with the IDG(International Data Group). To prevent this András Nyírő, and Gábor Gerényi and Peter Új founded a new company called Consulting URL, which in April 1999, made a HUF 15 million buyout offer towards IDG. At the next editorial meeting, István Bíró (CEO), fired the three people making the bid. As a response to this move the entire editorial board resigned. They soon founded index.hu.Later developments
Index has free language, some consider it vulgar, and it regularly carries tabloid news on the front page. The political orientation of Index.hu is not entirely clear. Between 2002-2010 the portal has been openly critical of the incumbent socialist-liberal government on several occasions, the conservative right alleges Index.hu is merely a method of "letting off steam" in a state-safe manner. Their opinion is mostly based on the style of the site and the content of articles written by Árpád W. Tóta, who makes regular appearance on Index.hu. His controversial "Game over JPII" farewell to the late pontiff brought record site visits, but was threatened with forced close-down of the portal. He continues to publish on Index.hu with an openly critical view of the Church. Lately Tóta created his own blog, the W blog, leading to his most controversial writings no longer appearing on the index.hu main page.Index.hu's political orientation is mainly centrist, with a liberal bent on many social issues
Social issues
Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues...
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Among the strong points of Index.hu is its alliance with Totalcar.hu, the leading Hungarian automotive news and test portal and linking to Tékozló Homár (lit. "Prodigal
Parable of the Prodigal Son
The Prodigal Son, also known as the Lost Son and the Prodigal Father, is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in only one of the Canonical gospels of the New Testament. According to the Gospel of Luke a father extravagantly gives his sons their inheritance before he dies...
Lobster
Lobster
Clawed lobsters comprise a family of large marine crustaceans. Highly prized as seafood, lobsters are economically important, and are often one of the most profitable commodities in coastal areas they populate.Though several groups of crustaceans are known as lobsters, the clawed lobsters are most...
"), a consumer rights blog.
The main competitor of Index.hu is the higher traffic Origo.hu webportal, which has a more established style and broader, but somewhat plain content. Index.hu is fighting an uphill battle as Origo.hu is run by the Hungarian branch of telecommunications giant Magyar Telekom
Magyar Telekom
Magyar Telekom Nyrt. is Hungary's largest telecommunications company. The former monopolist is now a fully consolidated subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom....
(formerly known as MATÁV).
Related services
In recent years index.hu greatly expanded the range of services offered. It now hosts:- Blog.hu the largest Hungarian blog provider
- Indavideó a YouTube like video sharing site for Hungarian content
- Indafotó flickr like picture sharing site for Hungarian users
- Indamail major Hungarian free email provider
- Velvet women's magazine
- Totalcar car magazine
- Index forum heavily moderated general themed forum