Thing 11

I shared stories from the NY Times and some other online news sources (Emily, what did you think of the story?). Looking through all the different sites where readers vote, I did notice a trend where stories that made it to the top of the popularity list on one site seemed to also be at the top of list on other sites. So, if you are looking for the "most popular" news stories, these sites seem to deliver (popular among whom is the question--what are the demographics of the type of people that read, vote, and comment on online news stories...). Yes, I can see the importance of librarians taking the time to look at these sites because questions related to the stories will inevitably come up at the reference desk.