Nothing like word of mouth, though in this case it's actually electronic mail, but
Stephen Colbert is now taking on a life of his own in the blogosphere. And for further proof of the role bloggers are having in this Colbert afterlife, check out the 3 lists from the NYTimes most active items:
Most emailed (We're No. 1!)
Most blogged (No.4 )
Most Searched "Colbert" No. 2 most searched term.
Pretty good. Keep up the good work. And in case you don't realize the importance of the Colbert story being so high up on the most emailed list, please know that this list is always on the front (home) page of the website (lower to middle of right column). In addition to the millions of eyes who might happen to see it there, there are also many people like myself who scan that list solely to see what others are reading, and in case I missed any stories of novel interest. So again, keep up the good work everyone! And oh yeah... email that story!
And let's see if we can get onto the most emailed list for the past 7 days!
I've added the fact that Froomkin's
"Colbert Blackout" is also currently no. 1 on the
Washington Post's most emailed list, thanks to
anniethena's post below, although I must admit, it was really hard to find such a list on the Post's website, and even then it's just a one line small text link. With the Times they list the top 10 headlines right on the home page (for all the world to see) which is a big bonus.