MSIC 639—Web search portals activities and other information service activities

Where 639 sits

1. K Telecommunications, Computer Programming, Consultacy, Computing Infrastructure, and Other Information Service Activities
2. 63 Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting, and other information service activities
3. 639 Web search portals activities and other information service activities

Contains 1 narrower code

• 6390 Web search portals activities and other information service activities

What 639 includes

• This group includes the operation of websites that use a search engine to generate and maintain extensive databases of internet addresses and content in an easily searchable format; these web search portals are not responsible for the content operation of comparison websites for prices, product specification, etc., with provision of links to other websites.
• This group also includes other information service activities not elsewhere classified, such as telephone based information services, information search services on a contract or fee basis, news clipping services, press clipping services, etc., and compiling of information or directories on a fee or contract basis.

What 639 excludes

• This group excludes the intermediation service activities for retail sale (see class 4790) , intermediation service activities for passenger transportation (see class 5232) , intermediation service for accommodation (see class 5540) , publishing activities such as newspaper (see division 58) , broadcasting activities (see division 60) , news syndicate and news agency activities (see class 6031) and activities of call centres (see class 8220) .

639 in other systems