I get email quite often from people who wonder why we don't work harder on the Lexicon. Sometimes they've sent an email to us pointing out an error that we still haven't fixed or maybe they have been wondering why the new maps of Britain aren't complete when we've been working on them for months. What they don't realize is that a lot of the work we've been doing lately hasn't been visible. We've been working on a number of projects which are all part of a long-term upgrade to the whole site. These projects have required a lot of planning and organization in order to make sure they're going to fit together as the whole site changes.

One of these new projects is the Remembrall search tool which Clint created. If you haven't had a chance to try it, go to the Lexicon and click on search. It's really very cool.

Another of these projects is the new timeline which some of you had a chance to see in Copenhagen and which I described in one of my talks at Lumos. I would love to put out a beta version for you all to play with, but we're still working on a few things. Watch for this soon.

Yet another new feature is the new What's New page, which went live yesterday. Since it's blogged, you can add comments and subscribe to the RSS feed. I've asked my staff to post often, even if "what's new" isn't some huge earth-shattering new thing. I think it will be interesting for all of you to get a glimpse of the work that they do as they edit and change and add and consider new information for the Lexicon. It also gives users a chance to share their insights and expertise. I just read some of the comments about St Mungos. They add so much depth and additional information. That's the kind of interaction that is a natural fit with the Lexicon.

Steve