Thanks for the feedback! We started with the Google homepage, and just tried to add a few links to make it better. That being said, it only adds a little bit to the google homepage. But it does make that Home button a lot more useful. And we will post statistics on what pages people visit the most.
why do i care what the most popular links to blogs are? if i like techcrunch i go to techcrunch, i could care less if 10 more people clicked it the day before. this doesn't do any value adds.