My brother up in Edmonton, Canada, just told me about Wordle, a website where you can input a bunch of text (or a URL or even a Delicious username) and create a word cloud for free. It’s pretty cool but the most interesting part is how he’s using it.
My brother is a City Planner up there and they get lots of feedback at public meetings they hold in preparation for development plans or zoning changes. They then take all the feedback and paste it into Wordle to create a word cloud, immediately highlighting the things that were most important to the public. Fascinating.
Anyway, I was curious how my recent book would be interpreted as a word cloud so here it is:
I’m sure there are tons of creative ways you can use this in your own lives. Check it out.
Published on December 26, 2009 15:01