The print edition of Merriam-Webster was once a touchstone of authority and stability. Then the internet brought about a ...

Have you ever read a children's book where the main character is… the book? Dictionary has noticed that even though her pages contain all the words that exist, she doesn't really tell a story like all ...

Not long after my arrival, though, everything changed. Pageviews were declining for Merriam-Webster.com, the company’s free, ad-driven revenue engine: Tweaks to Google’s algorithms had punished ...