The New York Times most emailed list is a funny thing. Global political importance does not make an article most emailed, and neither does good writing.
The most emailed list is determined by demographics. Tech lovers have more of a propensity to email articles than people following the news in Iraq. But every once in a while an article comes along that is so disturbing and astonishing that demographics disappear, and it becomes something everyone should read. CONTINUED »
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We never cared for TimesSelect, but now that it’s gone we do miss our email previews of the Sunday paper. Because of this technicality, we have to discontinue our Tomorrow’s Most Emailed List Today feature. Besides, with the columnists back, the list has become just a bunch of white guys ranting about the Bush administration anyway.
It’s not Wednesday, but news that the iPhone has sold 1 million phones has put us in a betting mood.
At some point, New York Times emailers will get their fill of iPhone news. Sadly, that time has not come.
An article about iPhone overseas charges is currently number three on the New York Times’s most email list. This article should not be confused with a separate piece about the 300 page AT&T bill for the iPhone, which also made it to the most emailed list. With only 1 million actual iPhone users, who is doing all this iPhone emailing?
Even though iPhone sales have no bearing on iPhone users (or anyone really at all), the odds are still good that this article will crack the top ten.
But, please, iPhone owners, together we can make a difference. Think before you email—no one cares about your phone anymore. Leave room for articles from the Science section that need the most emailed list to be read at all.
Editorial Director
