It's incredible how many posts on popular aggregators are just about a list of stuff, and how except one word they sound the same.
Only today on Javaworld, I can read:
" Ten Things Every Java Developer Should Know About Unix"
"My 10 Favorite Scripting Languages "
"7 Must-Have Programs for Windows"
They all seem to have read the
"10 best ways to have your post popular on delicious"
It's a bit boring.
These posts are almost as annoying as all the ruby posts on javablogs.
ReplyDeleteMy post was actually an experiment. I saw a segment on CBS Sunday Morning last week that talked about the power of numerics on magazine covers.
ReplyDeleteAnd I said to myself, "Hmmm, I wonder if it works for blogs." So I composed the 10 favorite scripting languages entry. Sure enough, it floated to the top on JavaBlogs.com. As a matter of fact, the top three entries yesterday all have the number ten in the title (http://javablogs.com/ViewPopularBlogs.action?date=29&month=2&year=2006).
Now that my experiment is over, you won't see me posting numerically titled entries any more.