I learned many things from our very first reading for this class. As I was reading through the article, many of the things that the authors pointed out seemed to be common sense, but they were common sense things that needed to be pointed out.
One of the most important ways in which web-writing differs from print publications is that writing on the web is designed for scanning. Since 79% of people scan websites instead of reading word for word like you would read a book, the website author must set out to make the writing accessible to the audience. In a world where instant gratification is becoming more and more in demand, website browsers are going to want information and want it fast.
