Everybody Loves Lists

This comes as no surprise to anyone who’s lived through the last fifty years, but humans in the modern world love lists. If it’s not American Bandstand, it’s Letterman’s top ten schtick.
Bloggers of all stripes understand the power of the list, and exploit them all the time. I was reminded of this courtesy of popurls. Check out what the list of top items for del.icio.us–seven of the ten are lists: