Is This The Way It Is All Going To End?

For those of you who are interested in all things media, and, in particular, all things online, you might find the following link thought provoking and worth discussing. It presents a possible scenario of how the convergence of online search technologies such as Google (the owner of this blogging system) and other systems such as Amazon.com's customer recommendation software might converge.

To view the clip go to http://www.lightover.com/epic/ols-master.html This would make a good topic to write about. As a person with a blog, do you think that the rise of the self-publishing industry is beneficial or detrimental to the advancement of knowledge? Of course, your thoughts should be published in your blog!

Compound Words

So, is it blackboard or black board? Why is classroom spelled as one word but living room is spelled as two? It's enough to drive anyone to drink! Now would you like some gingerale or ginger ale? I say Guinness.

So, when exactly do you need to combine two words to create a compound word? To find out, listen to this BBC podcast. To see the original post, go here.

Looking for Some Answers?

Here's a quick alternative to a search engine for simple facts and figures. It is M.I.T.'s project called START -- Natural Language Question Answering System. This is a great little tool if you want some reading practice for more technical subjects. For example, enter "Why is the sky blue?"

Verb Tense Review

Everybody loves verb tenses, but if you are still having trouble with some of the tenses, use this little quiz to get some review. The questions aren't too challenging, so use them to reinforce your overall understanding. When choosing an answer, make sure you know why you can eliminate the incorrect answers as well as knowing why your choice is the best answer.

To access the quiz, click here