
Second Edition by Terry Felke-Morris

Second Edition

Chapter 1

The Internet & the World Wide Web

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

XHTML Hyperlinks
XHTML Tables

Chapter 4

XHTML Color and Visual Elements

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Web Site Design

Chapter 8

Web Site Development

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

CSS Page Layout

Chapter 11

Web Media & Interactivity

Chapter 12

E-Commerce Overview

Chapter 13

Web Site Promotion

Newsfeeds

Wired Technology

PC World Technology

SitePoint Web Dev

Chapter 1 - The Internet & the World Wide Web

This chapter provides an overview of concepts related to the Internet and World Wide Web. Visit the links on this page to learn more about each topic.

New Top Level Domain Names (TLDs)

The following new sponsored TLDs are in the approval process at ICANN:

.post (sponsored by Universal Postal Union)
.travel (sponsored by Tralliance Corporation)
.jobs (sponsored by Employ Media)
.mobi (sponsored by Nokia/Vodafone/Microsoft)

History of the Internet & the Web	Internet Standards and Coordination
A Brief History of the Internet Hobbes Internet Timeline	Internet Society IETF IAB ICANN IANA
Web Standards & Accessibility	Ethical Use of Information on the Web
WWW Consortium Web Standards Project Web Accessibility Initiative Federal IT Accessibility Initiative WebAIM WebAIM Screenreader Simulation Section 508 ADA Applying the ADA to the Internet	Pirated Sites Bitlaw CopyScape Gigalaw.com World International Copyright Organization (WIPO)
	Internet Architecture
	If the AT&T Internet Backbone is not available, view Mapnet AT&T Network Performance Chicago NAP
Internet & Web Trends
ClickZ Web Statistics Internet Appliances IPV6 XML XHTML Basic	Web Services(UDDI) Internet2 Open Mobile Alliance Bluetooth WML
Blogger & Bloglines - Post your thoughts and opinions RSS - Syndicate your site content Podcasting - Host your own "radio" show (What is a podcast?) del.icio.us - Social bookmark manager wikipedia - An encyclopedia anyone can edit A humorous introduction to wikipedia Build your own free wiki at PBwiki or WikiSpaces. flickr - Store, search, share, and sort your photos Web 2.0 - The future of web design The future is here -- it's just not widely distributed yet. William Gibson
Wiki, weblog, and RSS Applications for Business
The collaboration and open communiation that wikis, weblogs and RSS feeds enable provide new opportunities for businesses and non-profit organization to utilize the knowledge of their workers. See Wharton for a brief interview of two leaders in the field on this topic.
The Internet & the Web Critical Thinking
Take a moment to think about some of the issues below: 1. Has the Internet changed the way that you communicate with your friends and family, work on school assignments, research and compare products? If so, how? Cite specific examples. How do you think it will impact these activities in the future? 2. Are you aware of a so-called "Digital Divide" -- the difference between individuals that use computers and those that do not? Do you think there really is a Digital Divide? Cite examples. What can be done to bridge this divide? Explore http://digitaldivide.org for further information.

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Resources

W3C
W3C HTML Validator
W3C CSS Validator

Color Chart
Design Checklist
Fireworks Tutorial

A List Apart
SitePoint
Good Experience
Digital Web
Dreamweaver
FrontPage