links for 2007-01-22

• Do website 2.0 sites like Digg have an interestingness lifespan?
  "I have really started to question the value of user-generated content when it’s open to the general public, especially with such a wide audience. They seem to only cater to the lowest common denominator"
  (tags: digg startups)
• How We Did It: Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Co-founders, Flickr
  I wish this article were a 100 pages long...so much I want to know about the early days of Flickr
  (tags: flickr startups yahoo)
• Some good music listed in the most interesting (personal) annual report ever
  (tags: design graphics style trends)
• The difference between others and those that are truly happy
  The main difference was their attitude - they were problem-centered, meaning they treated life’s difficulties as problems to be solved, not personal troubles to be surrendered to. They believed the journey was often more important than the destination
  (tags: quotes career motivation)