Writing for the Web: Links and Examples

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1.     Writing

a.     Alertbox                              http://www.useit.com/alertbox/

b.    Alertbox re Web Writing          http://www.useit.com/papers/webwriting/

c.     AllTop Best Writing Sites               http://writing.alltop.com /

d.    The Living Web (old but good)         http://www.alistapart.com/articles/writeliving

e.     What is the Future of Text Online?  http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=119978

2. Samples:

a.     Humor:  Sarah and the Goon Squad  http://sarahandthegoonsquad.com/2009/02/09/on-children-and-vaginas

b.    Life:  Mocha Momma               http://www.mochamomma.com/2009/03/10/not-giving-up-part-ii /

c.     Information                          http://news.cnet.com/8301-10797_3-10232596-235.html?tag=mncol

d.    Information                          http://www.politico.com/politico44/

e.     Celinda Lake Associates Polls  http://www.lakeresearch.com/success/prop4.asp

3.   Comparisons:

a.     http://mashable.com/2008/11/16/motrin-moms /Web writing

b.    http://www.mercedsunstar.com/family/story/845456.html  Not so great

4.   Search

a.     Five Easy Pieces to SEO           http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/2008/10/blog-world-expo-2-2 /

5.   Web 2.0

a.     What is Web 2.0?            http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html

6.   Content Pioneers

a.     Drudge (gossip/aggregator)                   http://www.drudgereport.com /

b.    Dooce  (blogger)                                   www.dooce.com

c.     Josh Marshall       (News/politics)             http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com /

d.    Wonkette  (snark)                           http://www.thedailybeast.com/author/ana-marie-cox / 

e.     iVillage        (community 1, women)                       http://www.ivillage.com

f.     BlogHer       (community 2, women)                      www.blogher.com

g.    CNet (tech, products, news)                  http://www.cnet.com

h.     Amazon       (commerce, community)                      www.amazon.com

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Great idea...you have some of my favorite people contributing to your blog. I enjoy it a great deal. I'm still working out how to do links neatly but in the meantime will keep it as a post...up now.