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Nancy DuVergne SmithWeb Writers Resources |
Content Contentious, online
magazine for content developers. EContent Magazine, large-scale content management and aggregator news. PoynterOnline, online writing tips from the journalism institute. Quality Web Content, relevant articles about creating content. "That Darn Content: Line Length is Critical to Legibility," 10-12 words per line is the
max. Webby Awards,
best sites judged by experts as well as web users.
Web & Social Media Marketing Clickz, articles and market research on who is doing what Chris Baggott's Email Marketing Best Practices Commentary Chris Brogan Community and Social Media Terrific insights into social media communication Impressions Through Media Blog on online marketing Marketing Sherpa, online marketing site with some free access articles. Pew Internet & American Life Project Data on online happenings and use.
Usability Use It Jacob Nielsen's authoritative take on usability issues. http://www.useit.com/ includes
Jared Spool's User Interface Engineering – commentary on contemporary practice MIT Usability Guidelines, a checklist on functionality, accessibility, and more. Web Word, focuses on
Internet usability and human factors. Web Pages That Suck Learn from bad web pages.
Reference Berkman Center for the Internet and Society Harvard Law School thinktank Chicago Manual of Style Online Authoritative editing guide MIT Virtual Resources, quick list of references, guides, etc. World Wide Web Consortium MIT-based group that establishes common protocols. What Is? Definitions of web terms and references. http://whatis.techtarget.com/ Web Style Guide Authoritative guide created at Yale, in print and online.
Groups and Learning National Writers Union,
union of freelance and independent writers in all genres including web
writers; news, resources, job bank, etc. nSight, an editorial
services/placement/training company based in Burlington, MA, that offers
my web writing and content management classes.
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