You Didn’t Believe 2014 Was ‘The Year Of Listicles’ – Here’s Why You Secretly Love It:

1. You just can’t stop clicking on a catchy headline, AKA ‘clickbait’.
http://blog.newswhip.com/index.php/2013/12/newswhip-listicle-generator

2. Digital natives are now old enough to actually have some degree of nostalgia.
http://www.dvafoto.com/2013/11/manipulative-headlines-and-listicles-upworthy-and-buzzfeed-are-reshaping-the-internet/

3. It’s like potato chips or french fries, you can always read one more point.
http://contently.com/strategist/2013/08/14/the-revolution-will-be-listicled-why-this-supposed-content-fad-may-have-actually-taken-over/

4. The format provides an automatic structure that even the most lazy writer can follow.
http://www.mandatory.com/2013/08/06/the-buzzfeed-article-creator/

5. BuzzFeed can’t be wrong.
http://www.niemanlab.org/2013/10/the-3-key-types-of-buzzfeed-lists-to-learn-before-you-die/

6. Major newspapers and media outlets have now adopted this format. Deal.
http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2013/aug/12/5-ways-listicle-changing-journalism http://boingboing.net/2014/01/23/cnn-cribs-upworthy-style-headl.html

7. Mmm, just one more tidbit.
http://contently.com/strategist/2013/08/14/the-revolution-will-be-listicled-why-this-supposed-content-fad-may-have-actually-taken-over/

8. It allows for featuring video and pictures, very internet-friendly.
http://www.upworthy.com/top-10-most-shared-things-from-upworthys-first-year http://www.wired.com/underwire/2014/01/defense-listicle-list-article/

9. Lists are part of our shared culture and history. Ten Commandments, ring a bell?
http://www.mediabistro.com/10000words/why-listicles-are-here-to-stay_b23198

10. More absurdity, faster.
http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/mcsweeneys-buzzfeed-lists-listicles/