What are the unique components of online writing?

Online/Digital writing is the use of written words and characters to form messages that are both 1) published in an electronic format (blog, e-mail, social media, wiki, etc.) and 2) transmitted for accessibility through the use of the Internet. The manner by which society processes data is made almost instantaneous as writing has transcended into the Digital age. Writing for online, as opposed to writing for print, makes for the use of five unique components: Hypertext, Scannability, Credibility, Usability, and Multimedia.