My 10 top top 10 lists for 2008
dan tynan on Dec 22 2008 at 1:51 pm | Filed under: Computerworld, Culture Crash, Lists
It’s that time of year again, when magazines and bloggers compose top 10 lists for just about everything. Here are my favorite top 10 (or 12, or 20) lists for 2008.
10. The 10 worst political ads of the season. Ads named by professional pols as the worst of the worst: from campaign jingles gone bad to candidates scooping poop (instead of throwing it).
9. Top 12 tech embarrassments in 2008. A really good list of things tech companies did this year they should be ashamed of (but probably aren’t). Think of it as a top 10 plus 2.
8. Top 10 sci-tech books for 2008. A year’s worth of bedtime entertainment for geeks who still read pulp.
7. 10 worst employees of 2008. Real people doing really stupid things at real jobs. Like the bartender in Illinois who showed up for work one day sans clothing (some people will do anything for a bigger tip).
6. 10 worst corporations of 2008. A sobering list of malfeasance, corruption, and criminal behavior in the boardrooms of some of the planet’s biggest companies.
5. Top 10 magazine covers of 2008. The best of what is rapidly becoming an endangered species: the magazine cover.
4. Top 10 cocktail recipes. Cranberry Amaretto Kiss, anyone?
3. Top 10 coolest designer gadgets. My faves? The Transparent Toaster and a desk fashioned from the actual chassis of a Mini Cooper sports coupe.
2. Lifehacker’s top 20 top 10 lists. Yes, a list of lists compiled from Lifehacker. The only thing missing from their list: How to create top 10 lists.
1. Top 10 tech embarrassments you’ll want to avoid. An amusing collection of things you should try not to do, written by — yes — yours truly, thus leading to an 11th embarrassment: Shamelessly promoting your own list on your own list.
A longer version of this list appears at my Culture Crash blog.
Santa with shades and quill courtesy of the Town of Garner, NC.
