http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/?utm_source=rss Copyright 2009, Thinkmap Inc. All Rights Reserved. en Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/images/common/logo_on_white.gif http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/?utm_source=rss Search for a word in the Visual Thesaurus word http://www.visualthesaurus.com Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/2010?utm_source=rss Here's a reminder of our current contest, based on the different roles of historical figures. Enter and you can win a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/2010 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1981?utm_source=rss For this month's contest, we're exploring some of the biographical tidbits you may not even know exist in the Visual Thesaurus treasure trove. For example, if you click on the red meaning bubble associated with Benjamin Franklin (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?w=Benjamin Franklin), you will learn that he was "an American Revolutionary leader," a "scientist," a "writer," and a "printer." The challenge: find as many historical figures as you can in the VT database who have at least three "type of" relationships in their maps. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1981 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1957?utm_source=rss The goal of the latest competition in Contest Corner was to link the words summer (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=summer) and break (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=break) by clicking on the fewest number of related words in their Visual Thesaurus word maps. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1957 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1912?utm_source=rss In this month's contest, we challenge you to use the Visual Thesaurus to link two words together by clicking on the fewest number of related words. Entrants who can connect the words summer (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=summer) and break (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=break) through the fewest number of words will receive a limited edition Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1912 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1881?utm_source=rss Last time in Contest Corner (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1824/), the challenge was to track down the answers to ten questions in a Visual Thesaurus treasure hunt. Congratulations to Catherine McIntyre of the English Language Institute at Texas A&M University for submitting ten correct answers. Catherine wins a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Her answers follow below. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1881 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1824?utm_source=rss Go on a Visual Thesaurus treasure hunt to track down the answers to these ten questions. If you successfully find all the answers, we will send you some authentic Visual Thesaurus booty! (Hint: you might need to brush up on some of the VT's special features here (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/howitworks/manual/) to help you find your treasure.) Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1824 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1817?utm_source=rss Last month in Contest Corner (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/), the goal was to find as many words as possible that are defined using all four parts of speech on the Visual Thesaurus (i.e., noun, adjective, verb, and adverb). Congratulations to Eric D. (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/profiles/B1DPMCF46RMRJY) of Grand Rapids, MI, who came up with 26! Here's his list: back, better, clean, clear, direct, down, even, fast, free, full, home, last, long, low, out, quiet, right, round, short, slow, square, still, thin, true, well, wrong. Eric wins a Visual Thesaurus T-shirt! Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1817 Contest Corner http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1752?utm_source=rss Students: try to find as many words as you can that are defined using all four parts of speech on the Visual Thesaurus (i.e., noun, adjective, verb, and adverb). E-mail us (mailto:wanted@visualthesaurus.com) with your list of words and we'll send the winner who has accurately compiled the longest list some swell Visual Thesaurus swag (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=swag) (if you don't know what that is, look it up!). The deadline is a fortnight (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=fortnight) after the ides (http://www.visualthesaurus.com/?word=ides) of March (again, look it up!). Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.visualthesaurus.com/cm/contestcorner/1752