Portal Agencies  

A Showcase Central Portal Agency is a website that contains a plug-in to show the showcases chosen by the portal agency on their website. The top ranked showcases are shown by the plug-in and are usually related to the portal agency. Often they are members of an organization to which the company owning the showcase belongs.

To be featured directly on a Showcase Central portal agency you need to be an active and popular showcase associated with the portal agency. Showcases that are not updated will seldom appear on a Showcase Central portal and will only appear once a viewer has clicked through to Showcase Central.

An example of a Showcase Central portal agency and the plug-in can be seen at www.emissary.co.jp. This plug-in shows all non-adult showcases currently on Showcase Central. Some portal agencies show the top three ranked showcases, while others show the top 25 ranked showcases of their group.