Shifting the Script is a guide on writing for the Web developed by English students at the University of Georgia. This webtext provides instruction for composing emails, posting in blogs and forums, and writing web pages. Shifting the Script aims to furnish users with the keys for writing effectively on the Internet.

Since the introduction of the printing press by Johannes Gutenberg, technology has revolutionized the way society receives information.

With Gutenberg, society saw how one bit of technology increased the flow of information by allowing books to be readily available to everyone in society. Now, with digital media on the rise, technology is once again changing the way society receives information. Print text faces increasing competition from online text that must be addressed for the future.