A More Intelligent Word Cloud

Take a jumble of words, add different shapes and sizes, some bright colors,  fun font, and different directions and voilà you have a word cloud. It’s actually a little more complicated then that, but words churned out into a beautiful digital layout known as a...

Introducing the Verbivore

There is an intelligent creature that lurks among us and preys on words. In its natural habitat it surrounds itself with dictionaries, thesauri, writing instruments, and word-processing programs. This elusive creature, known as the verbivore,  is a master of language...

LSSU: Banishing Words since 1975

New Year’s eve brings annual traditions and resolutions. We watch the ball drop in Times Square. We countdown to midnight with a glass of champagne. We vow to drop a few pounds starting the next day. As we continue our focus on Words, Collaborative Services came...

How the dictionary defines “new”

Do you  go to a gastropub to get your favorite beer? Do you love Fox’s hit show Glee because of the original mash-ups the students of McKinley High perform? Or do you consider your man cave to be the best place to kick back and watch the game? While these...