It looks like another Ajax portal has closed up shop. This too bad and I feel for those that it affected, it is not really surprising considering the recent flood of Ajax-ready sites hitting the market.

Ajax homepage/portal Fold.com has folded (via TechCrunch). Late last year, we were receiving at least a couple of releases a week about new Ajax homepages, so it seemed inevitable there would be some casualties in this crowded space.

In some cases, it’s difficult to see how each of these products differentiate itself from the competition, and that’s going to be a problem when the competition includes some of the players in the industry. Some create an even bigger obstacle by requiring registration before you can even test drive the site.

Though the site is closed, the blog remains open, with the following message…. Source: ajaxian