Monday, June 26, 2006

Best. Site. Ever.

I have found a new online addiction. I'm telling you, once you get hooked there's no turning back. What is this you may ask? Wikipedia.

I'm not kidding. It's unbelievable. Not only is it a free encyclopedia (take that Encyclopedia Brittanica), but anyone can edit the content of the page. That's right - anyone. Think you're the world's expert on Mt. Vesuvius? Create an account an edit away. It seems to really be that easy. Who would've ever thought that learning could really be that much fun online?

In the past couple of weeks, I've Wikipedia'ed (my own word...maybe it'll stick?) every town I've lived in, every college that I've attended, random radio and TV stations that I've listened to/watched, newspapers, former Presidents, reality TV shows, Hulk Hogan, the U.S. interstate system...I've truly run the gamut. Each new entry is like a Christmas present to me - there's something in the article that's linked to a new Wikipedia entry about a new subject. This thing is never ending. I've even got Tricia going to Wikipedia to look up random things - she's even bookmarked it on our home computer!

If you're counting (and I know that all of you are), this is Mike recommendation #2. The list so far:
1. Veronica Mars TV show - yep, it's got it's own Wikipedia entry
2. Wikipedia.

And the real reason most of you come here...Libby and Tricia are doing great!

MK

1 comment:

Mike said...

Oh yeah, YouTube can be addictive also. Anything good worth checking out on my lunch break that's SFW?