50 Things Being Killed Off by the Internet

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  09.08.09 | 4:37 PM ET

The Telegraph compiles a funny list. Among the species-at-risk: geographical knowledge, and the mystery of foreign languages. Matthew Moore writes: “Sites like Babelfish offer instant, good-enough translations of dozens of languages—but kill their beauty and rhythm.” (Via Outside the Beltway)

Tags: Global Village, Languages, Travel and Technology, Shrinking Planet

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


1 Comment for 50 Things Being Killed Off by the Internet

Wolfgang muller 10.30.09 | 4:10 PM ET

I totally agree that internet has killed a lot of things like the usual way of sending posts and telegraphs which have been taken over by emails.

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