Not to sound too mercenary, or put down those who are genuinely interested in helping others, but it doesn't surprise me in the slightest that people contributing to websites other than their own, are hoping their efforts will in-fact win them some recognition or profile as a result: The success of "crowdsourced" websites like YouTube and Wikipedia has puzzled psychologists, since a small number of people do most ... Read full entry

As voted by ABC viewers in Australia. While I only saw 27 of the overall top 100, I did see seven of the top ten movies. Via Twitter and Monica Tan.

Time.com's First Annual Blog Index From millions of blogs about nothing, we've selected the 25 best about something - from politics to sports to sex. And, yes, we've got a few about nothing, too. As with the The world's 50 most powerful blogs, published recently by the The Guardian, political blog The Huffington Post was ranked number one. That choice didn't sit well with some Guardian readers, I wonder how ... Read full entry