Dictionary.com is one of my absolute favourite resources on the web, and seems to have recently undergone a much-needed update on the look of the site. Coming back with a softer, tighter setup, the two images I was able to get for the site even had the same
ads, making the comparison of the two layouts even more interesting. The old layout seemed too much like one of those fake urls that are basically ad-based search portals, similar to this one. I think the new layout on the page is easier to read. The secondary menu for the Thesaurus and Encyclopedia is nicer, and overall the site seems less abrasive with the new look. One of the interesting pointsÂ? on the site is that it still isn’t Ajaxed. Obviously a huge undertaking that would involve a complete re-write of the site, but definitely the direction for the siteÂ? to go in next. Some people reading this may wonder how significant it really is that the site would change it’s look. Well, as a site ranked in the top 200 by Alexa that seems to do better than both the Merriam-Webster Online dictionary and Oxford English dictionary, two larger printed dictionary companies, the site has similar importance to that of Wikipedia, although not quite as grand in scale.

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