Writing for the web

I vastly prefer informal writing styles for the web. And, thus "internet" and and "email" over "Internet" and "e-mail."

This is a post from Wired News from back in 2004, where they say they will no longer capitalize "internet".  http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2004/08/64596

Quote:

In the case of internet, web and net, a change in our house style was necessary to put into perspective what the internet is: another medium for delivering and receiving information. That it transformed human communication is beyond dispute. But no more so than moveable type did in its day. Or the radio. Or television.

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The CBC had a similar posting in 2003. http://www.cbc.ca/news/indepth/words/internet_i.html

Quote:

The language we speak and write is constantly evolving. Almost 100 years ago, the first edition of what's now known as Strunk and White's The Elements of Style insisted on to-day, to-night and to-morrow. Much of the book's general advice on clear writing remains relevant. But its specific edicts on how to spell certain words were abandoned decades ago.

More blogging advice

Nora Carr's column in the June 2008 eSchool News added some more blogging tips:

• write about topics you care about and feel passionate about


• good blogs have a viewpoint and a voice


• use an informal "Dear Mom" approach to your posts


• keep postings short and link to other articles or sites


• subheads, bullets, one-sentence paragraphs and other graphic organizers can help readers skim your contents


• craft titles with care; often users may only read the titles to decide if they want to read the entire posting


• post regularly