A. Good question! Yes and no. A lot of the same standards still apply, so rest assured that clear, accurate, and interesting writing still rules.

But online, people scan rather than read, so you'll need to write in chunks. And they scan in particular patterns, so you need to understand how to create content that best fits those formats.

New York Magazine editor Aileen Gallagher teaches Writing and Editing for the Web starting Jan. 23.

-Amanda Barrett