World Wide Web

The collection of interconnected hypertext documents that resides on the Internet.

Sub-headings:

Browsers

Hosting Services

Includes sites that provide free WWW server space and tools for users to develop and publish web pages.

HTML

Portals

Sites that provide a combination of WWW hosting, search, and directory services.

Search Engines

A listing of popular or highly useful search engines or metasearch engines. Search engines are online forms that receive (usually) textual input from users, search one or more indexes of online resources, and return ranked results deemed relevant to the user's input. (Always evaluate a website, or other online resource, to determine how trustworthy and reliable the information is. See Internet Resource Evaluation under Web Searching Guides below to learn how to evaluate the authority of online resources.)

Servers

Web Directories

Navigable, indexed lists of web sites arranged by any of a variety of subject classifications.

Web Searching Guides

These guides explain how to search the web and/or point to useful tools for searching the web.

Resources in this category:

Alertbox: Jakob Nielsen's Column on Web Usability
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/

This is an excellent source of information on how to make websites more navigable, comprehensible and otherwise usable. Jakob Nielsen is a well-regarded expert in the field of Usability.

BVS Reviews
http://www.BVSReviews.com/

"BVS Reviews is a monthly digital magazine for the World Wide Web. There are reviews on a variety of media. There are reviews of software, books, videos and music."

EpiGuide
http://www.epiguide.com/forums/

Features, Recaps, Previews and Reviews of online soap operas.

FOCUS on the BEST on the NET
http://www.focusbest.net/

"Online weekly news magazine bringing order into Internet chaos by reviewing 20 of the best or top web sites (culture, science, health, education, economy, references ... leisure, etc.) in every issue."

Free Pint
http://www.freepint.com/

"Library and information professionals in the UK tell how and where to find the best resources on the Web."

Mindjack Magazine
http://www.mindjack.com/

"An online magazine about technology, culture and technosocial issues with a bit of a technorealist and critical bent."

Web Review
http://www.webreview.com/

"Web Review is for the creative and technical people who are intent on mastering this new medium -- the World Wide Web. Since 1995, Web Review has been the leading online magazine and information resource for those who design and develop Web sites. Aimed at business and professional users, Web Review can help you keep pace with the rapidly changing Web as a new communications medium and as an applications development platform.

Web Techniques
http://www.webtechniques.com/

"Advice and specific solutions for Website developers from experts in the industry. Covers the various skills required to build a Web site. The magazine covers areas of interest for Webmasters, graphic designers, content developers, HTML coders, Java programmers, C/C++ developers, and even strategists, CTOs, and CIOs."