Web site or website? Email or e-mail? Debates over web style are common for writers and editors who work with online copy, but have to rely on style guides that focus mainly on print publishing. But that changed last week when Yahoo! announced a style guide dedicated entirely to writing for the web.
Along with grammar and punctuation, The Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, And Creating Content For The Digital World covers a range of web-specific topics such as:
- Effective writing and editing for an online audience
- Techniques for streamlining copy
- Basic Web codes
- Internet law
- Search engine optimization
If you’re writing or editing for an online audience, this “Strunk and White for the online world” is a valuable resource to add to your arsenal. The guide is now available in both print and digital versions, plus book extracts, additional resources, and an “Ask an Editor” feature can be found online.
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