Every good blogger knows that a sure fire way to drive traffic to your site is to make a list of some topic and get it into circulation on Digg or Del.ico.us, or any one of myriad social networking sites out there. As a web surfer, it is extremely tempting to click on one of these links. Most of us don’t like, or have time, to have to track things down. We would rather have something given to us in a nice package. Even if we aren’t looking for it, because it’s gonna be a fast read even if not useful.

Because there are so many of these lists though, it is starting to become a little less effective for clicks than it used to be. My eyes usually gloss over when I see one of these links these days. However I’ve really been finding Mashable’s lists to be pretty thought out and thorough. Although a little overwhelming with the amount of information offered, they are worth a read in my opinion. Check out their list of online music services. Pretty damn good job. Because their lists are long and time consuming, I recommend having a considerate amount of time to dedicate to each one.

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