Online readers aren’t “lazy” necessarily

There is value, thrift in the various decoding skills one brings to the web as he begins to read. Michael Agger has written an excellent article for Slate on how we read (or don’t) online. He calls us lazy because of research trends that indicate that we “informavores” only scan and seek out certain identifiers. We like short sentences and fragments, bold fonts, links, lists, bullets, and single-idea paragraphs — very short.

Agger’s piece models all of the features of “good” Internet writing. There are also tips for making reading easier on the eyes and more.  It’s witty and informative even though the researcher doesn’t value blogs — he does approve single-topic sites of expertise since it saves a researcher time.