digital or virtual
The word virtual is often used to refer to virtual reality (VR) technology. Use digital to refer to online content that does not use VR technology.
Browse the digital content available on the AAD website.
Explore our virtual campus with 360 videos.
livestream
Use to describe watching the feed of a live, in-person event. This should be one word in all uses: livestreamed; livestreaming; livestreams.
The livestream was on CornellCast.
I livestreamed the lecture from my desk.
online event, or online panel
Use these terms to describe live events taking place over the internet, with no in-person attendance. Online panels typically feature a small group discussion about one particular subject. Online events encompass a variety of online happenings which don't fall into other categories, or fall into more than one category.
AAD hosts many online events, featuring a number of webinars, online meetings, panel discussions, and more.
webinar
Use webinar for academic seminars conducted over the internet, rather than using this term for any kind of online panel.
The Cornell Small Farms Program has hosted many webinars over the years on everything from financing a farm to advanced vegetable production.
This should be lowercased (unless at the beginning of a sentence) and closed (i.e., no hyphen).
internet, web, website, web pages
Lowercase all of these words. Keep “web page/s” as separate words, but treat “website/s” as one compound word.
URLs
Keep the URL lowercased, and, whenever possible, drop the non-essential front element of URLs.
Online, it’s best to hyperlink key words and phrases, often in combination with an action. Avoid having to say “click here.”
The AAD homepage offers many resources. Click here to visit.Discover many resources on the AAD homepage.
If it’s important to bring awareness to a URL, you can use a “naked” link (a link where the URL is spelled out).
More alumni, parents, and friends need to know about the many resources on alumni.cornell.edu.