COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION
by John December
This "interactive essay" collects, organizes, and presents information describing the Internet and computer-mediated communication technologies, applications, culture, discussion forums, and bibliographies. Areas of interest include the technical, social, rhetorical, cognitive, and psychological aspects of networked communication and information.

MAKING THE MOST OF THE WORLDWIDEWEB
by James E. Gass
Individuals and organizations are drawn to the WorldWideWeb by its wide reach, multimedia capabilities, and low technical barriers. Still, even those who have authored numerous documents for the Web consider themselves to be learning how to harness its power to best effect. This document offers some insights and resources for individuals and their organizations who are exploring using the Web to provide information services.

THE DEATH OF DISTANCE
A survey, The Economist Vol. 336, No.7934, Sept.30-Oct.6, 1995
The telecommunications revolution, often predicted, is finally starting to happen. Thanks to technology and competition in telecoms, distance will soon be no object. The effect on people's lives will be dramatic.

GUIDELINES FOR WEB DOCUMENT STYLE & DESIGN
A straightforward and thorough Web design primer from the Berkeley Digital Library SunSITE.

SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE:
on the information superhighway
This essay by David Siegel is a prime example of good design philosophy having to do with HTML and the WorldWideWeb.

YALE STYLE MANUAL
Yale Center for Advanced Instructional Media
This manual describes the design principles used to create the pages within the Center for Advanced Instructional Media's (C/AIM) World Wide Web site.

We Have Chosen Shame and Will Get War
By Philip Greenspun
"HTML represents the worst of two worlds. We could have taken a formatting language and added hypertext anchors so that users had beautifully designed documents on their desktops..."

Toward a Formalism for Communication on the Web
By Daniel W. Connolly
This essay is a technical and theoretical discussion on the "syntax" of HTML.