19. Wordle

I was writing a post on a completely different item, and while searching for a killer picture to slap in the corner I stumbled across Wordle. It kind of blew my mind... but just a little. You just paste a bunch of text or type in a web address, and it spits out a cool, customizable graphic based on the prominence of words in said text. That's it - easy as pie. I like pie.

I copied all my February posts and pasted them into Wordle, and after a minute or two of finagling the basic settings, I settled on this image (it's bigger if you click on it). Note the focal words: gwh, february, great. Looks like it works...

Information on this site and its gadget is tough to come by; I rummaged around and all I discoved was that it's a pretty busted site in general. I'd stick to the featured product and never mind the details. Kind of like sausage and meth.

[edit: Something about this post bothered me while I was writing it, but I couldn't pin it down. Today it hit me - the name. "Wordle" is an awful name. Of all the spelling variations of words that rhyme with "turtle" (and there are many... go ahead, we'll wait), this is the most awkward. It looks odd. It sounds odd. As far as product names go, it ranks right alongside the Snuggy on a scale of One to Nads.]