Monday, August 30, 2010

Online Dictionary vs Printed

   The Oxford English Dictionary is a leading authority in english language. They decided to publish their latest 2010 dictionary online after the demand on printed dictionaries shrunk constantly per year. Oxford offers their products peruse online and pay $295 a year in the US. Their website gets 2 milliom views a month.


What about blackouts?

   Many have argued its use when the lights are out. Print the article instead. Having it online allows users to browse the words easily. Browsing to other words or find reference in a few easy steps is more convinient than hovering the next page. Bookmarking can be done with tabs. 

What if the someone rewrites something valuable?

   History is history. Noone can rewrite what has happened in the past without providing factual evidence. We already have this kind of problem. There are a lot of people and scholars who meticulously examine the events of the past and they will not let any fallacious comment circulate in public.

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