Thursday, November 29, 2007

Why read it? See it!

via PopURLs

Happy post-Thanksgiving! Things have been pretty quiet around the ole blog what with the lead-up to Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving itself, and the trytophan– and shopping-induced post-Thanksgiving weariness that inevitably follows. With all this holiday lethargy around us, how can we possibly be expected to read things (like this blog) without falling asleep? I, for one, have no such expectations.

So, to ease oneself back into the fast-paced information age, today I’m recommending the Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online. For instance, this is how they define uses for the Internet:


Isn’t that so much better than some long-winded explanation from an IT professional?

Hmmm, they don’t seem to have blogs on their pictogram anywhere… but they do have educational institutions, so I guess we’re covered.