Associated Press style change marks growth of “internet” and “web” (Brookings)

Longtime readers of the TechTank blog will notice a slight change in the headline of this article. Beginning today, June 1, 2016, the words “internet” and “web” will no longer be capitalized on TechTank, following a change to the Associated Press (AP) style guide. The AP announced the change in April, and is one of the last major media organizations to decapitalize the words. The World Wide Web, often shortened to “web”, has existed for over 25 years, and the internet for much longer. This style change marks just how ubiquitous these technologies have become since their inception

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/techtank/posts/2016/06/01-associated-press-lowercase-internet-web