Videos In Lists

Why do so many people feel it necessary to put a video for every single list item? It makes the list load slower. Wouldn't linking to the video be a lot better? You could even link it to open in a new window. Thats what I do most of the time. Just a thought.

its a question of preference really, the way you describe should indeed be easier, but the human brain tends to react in a less lazy way, and be more atentive when stuff is presented directly in front of it, so if you want people to pay attention to your list that is a best "tactic", me personally i prefer a video per list item as it makes a list look less empty (and i usually dont have problems loading such lists) but like i said before its a question of preference of who makes the list ;)