Web site of the day
Wordle! Not only is it fun to say, it's fun to use!
This site takes any collection of words -- a blog entry, an article, an entire book, or a single sentence -- and visualizes it into a "word cloud."
Here, I plugged in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. If there were any questions that Elizabeth is the hero of the story, I think they're squashed now.
After the cloud is generated, you can pick the font and color scheme you like, and then share your cloud with the world through the site's gallery, or just print it out for your own enjoyment.
So go, have fun! And if you're so inclined, come back and share your Wordles with us.
Comments
Make a Read Street cloud!
Posted by: mary | July 7, 2008 5:11 PM
(Unofficial) Read Street Wordle:
http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/56897/Read_Street
Posted by: Aaron K | July 7, 2008 9:24 PM
Thanks Aaron! I like how chaotic yours looks.
Posted by: Nancy | July 8, 2008 11:16 AM
Wordle is really fun. I did one of the Declaration of Independence a while back: for a guest post on another blog. I'd love to do one of my favorite book titles, or my favorite places, then blow it up and frame it.
Posted by: Heather J. | July 8, 2008 7:31 PM
Too much fun! OK back to work...
http://wordle.net/gallery/wrdl/59255/CityLit_Project
Posted by: Gregg Wilhelm | July 9, 2008 8:35 AM