Links for 2008-04-22

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  Plazes has added support for Fire Eagle!
  
  
  And this blog post explains all the value that they’re getting out of being involved. Very excited to have them with us!
  
  

Links for 2008-04-17

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  Jeremy Paxman’s position on ‘User Generated Content’ should now be clear
  
  
  And truth be told, he’s right. The last few years have seen a decent number of fairly feeble attempts to harness the wisdom of the crowds that do indeed end up schlocky and amateurish. People will get better at it in time.
  
  


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  There’s a fun argument in progress over at 37 signals about whether urgency and long working hours are ever a good thing.
  
  
  People always generalise from their own experience. You get several incredibly bright, diligent self-starting friends in a room and–shock–they’re naturally productive and find their own equilibrium.