For a while, I have discussed online communication with my freshman English students. I like to talk about how writing intended to be published online is written differently than writing intended to be read on paper.
One article I frequently reference when I have this discussion was published in Slate.com a couple of years ago. It is by Michael Agger, and it is called, “How we Read Online.” Usually, after having students read this article, I ask them to revise something they have already written for class for an online audience. I leave the “how” open to interpretation and encourage creativity. It has resulted in a variety of assignments including YouTube videos.
Today, I stumbled across another article that I might add to this discussion although this one is satirical: Nation shudders at large block of uninterrupted text
