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That pillar of traditional print media, the Encyclopedia Britannica, has entered the 21st century.

Yes, the multi-volume source you turned to for every junior high science report you ever wrote now has a blog.

And it’s actually a pretty entertaining one, filled with well-written, thought-provoking and discussing-inducing coverage on everything from politics to the environment to the evolution of the English language. It’s an eclectic mix, and a compelling one.

Food for thought: If even the Encyclopedia Britannica has a blog, how much longer can we go on being considered “alternative” or “new” media? Put in other words: Is blogging still cool?

 
 

About The Author

Eva Holland

Eva Holland is a freelance writer, Senior Editor of World Hum and a longtime contributor to the Matador community. She lives in Canada’s Yukon Territory and blogs about Alaska and Yukon travel at Travelers North.

  • Tim Patterson

    Encyclopedias are the very definition of cool. Blogging still rocks.

  • http://www.matadortrips.com Tim Patterson

    Encyclopedias are the very definition of cool. Blogging still rocks.

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