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6/30/2013

 
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Today is World Cloud Day.

Here's one I made about the importance of women in history.

A cloud is a large collection of very tiny droplets of water or ice crystals. The droplets are so small and light that they can float in the air. I guess, that's how the wordcloud came into existence—each droplet replaced by a word. All air contains water, but near the ground it is usually in the form of an invisible gas called water vapor. When warm air rises, it expands and cools. Cool air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air, so some of the vapor condenses onto tiny pieces of dust that are floating in the air and forms a tiny droplet around each dust particle. When billions of these droplets come together they become a visible cloud.

Therefore, when a multitude of ideas come together, they can be converted into a wordcloud.


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There's even a real Cloud Appreciation Society in England. http://cloudappreciationsociety.org/

Cloud Lovers, Unite! At The Cloud Appreciation Society we love clouds, we’re not ashamed to say it and we’ve had enough of people moaning about them. Read our manifesto and see how we are fighting the banality of ‘blue-sky thinking’. Members give numerous talks around the country, and share wonderful photos. There's an artist’s project about using face recognition software to look at clouds, a Fifteen Hundred Skies Project group on facebook.

Idioms:

§  a cloud on the horizon: a problem or difficulty which you expect to happen in the future.

§  blue skies ahead: life will be free from troubles.

§  not a cloud in the sky: there is no need to worry.

§  stormy clouds overhead: something bad will happen.

Why do we see pictures in clouds? And why do we make wordclouds?


Wendy Bottrell link
6/30/2013 02:01:15 am

That is so cool how you provide the history of Word Cloud. Thanks Francene and congrats on the challenge. Enjoyed connecting and learning. Best Regards, Wendy http://wendybottrell.com

Francene Stanley link
6/30/2013 03:21:55 am

Glad you enjoyed it. Hard to think of much to say about clouds, but I managed. Hehe.

Adrienne Dupree
6/30/2013 04:21:48 am

Interesting post. I never really thought that much about clouds.

Francene Stanley link
6/30/2013 07:05:36 pm

I guess your mind is on more important things. ;-)

Angela Addington link
6/30/2013 04:59:54 am

Enjoyed this post - very cool way to learn about Word Cloud. Visiting from http://mom-spot.com. Glad to have found your site. Will definitely be back.

Francene Stanley link
6/30/2013 07:06:50 pm

I'm glad my writing struck a cord in you. I love learning about things and sharing the knowledge with others.

Alana link
6/30/2013 09:39:00 am

What an original take on word clouds.(I hope you found your program easier to save and use than I did with Wordle. Oh well, won't do it again for another year....

Francene Stanley link
6/30/2013 07:08:28 pm

The picture was easy to save with this simple program, Word It Out.

Michelle Liew link
6/30/2013 01:04:49 pm

Clouds are the things many of us take for granted! Thanks for sharing, Francene, this was a great reminder.


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