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What happens is someone will read 30 blogs on blogging that say "hey lists are awesome," then whip up a random list without much thought, expecting fame and for
by mkr-hn 16y ago
What happens is someone will read 30 blogs on blogging that say "hey lists are awesome," then whip up a random list without much thought, expecting fame and fortune.
It only works if you're either exceptionally clever, or are passing out some original information.
- runjake 16y agoIt seems like the normal readership are drawn to these kinds of list posts. Perhaps because they are "busy" and want to learn quickly by absorbing information nuggets. I question that they actually learn anything. MSNBC (and by extension, their advertisers) has really been taking advantage of it by drawing readers to their many recent "top ten" lists.
- mkr-hn 16y agoWell there's different kinds of lists. A list could be a bunch of bullet points and <= 3 sentences each, or a narrow list of 3-5 where a lot is covered in each. The latter can be extremely informative and provide a good starting point for someone. The former is filler.