Writing for the Internet: A Guide to Real Communication in Virtual Space (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780313376948)

This book is a landmark guide full of practical examples and sound advice for communicating online concisely and effectively.

Intended for students--and everyone else who writes for online media--Writing for the Internet: A Guide to Real Communication in Virtual Space is a landmark collection of grounded and practical applications about writing effectively and concisely. It covers just about everything one needs to know about a broad array of topics including online publishing, new media news writing, blogging, micro-blogging, Internet writing technologies, and social media/ownership. At the same time, it addresses theories, methods, and practices used by Internet writers and online journalists from a wide range of backgrounds.

The book introduces students who will be writing online--and this includes all disciplines of every possible major--to the basic tenets of good online writing habits and principles. It will help bloggers hone their thoughts and express them in writing that works in real-time media. And it will help those who wish to take advantage of the extraordinary profit-making potential the Internet represents.

Author: Craig Baehr, Robert C. Schaller Jr
ISBN-10: 0313376948
ISBN-13: 9780313376948
Publisher: Greenwood
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2009
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.02lbs
Size: 9.52h x 6.62w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 07/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2010 pg. 259