Do you love words? Of course you do, you're an English teacher! :) Well, anyway, I found Wordie today, a social network all about words:

Wordie lets you make lists of words and phrases. Words you love, words you hate, words on a given topic, whatever. Lists are visible to everyone but can be added to by just you, a group of friends, or anyone, as you wish.

Then, if you're feeling social, join the discussion. Wordies are friendly! Add citations and comments to words and lists. See who else has listed the same words.

One of the virtues (and curses) of early early morning radio is that one can hear about stories in depth. If you're multitasking, it's worth listening to the Smart City interviews with Doug Thomas, USC professor and author of Hacker Culture who has lately been looking at education, cultural narrative, and technology with John Seely Brown of PARC fame; and with Mimi Ito, a cultural anthroplogist who's worked for a number of Silicon Valley companies and author of a book on mobile phones in Japanese life.