Chris Messina

Inventor of the hashtag
#1 Product Hunter
Man of the internet
Generalist

Website: https://chrismessina.me
Book a call: https://chrismessina.me/call-me
Threads: https://threads.net/@chris
GitHub: https://github.com/chrismessina

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2024-12-17 23:14:04 UTC

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Certainly there are more signals that AI can use to classify content these days, but in the case of emergent spontaneous ecosystems or communities, the act of CREATING a novel hashtag is an act of resistance that no AI can predict or detect!
Hashtags defy negative space!

2024-12-17 18:45:39 UTC

Hashtags are a tool for ad hoc group formation and free affiliation that defies gatekeepers.
No wonder Musk hates them.
It's why #IDemandHashtags and you should too.
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2024-12-04 18:54:09 UTC

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Very interesting... fediverse accounts are prefixed with /fediverse_profile/
e.g. https://www.threads.net/fediverse_profile/chrismessina@mastodon.xyz

2024-12-04 18:51:03 UTC

You can now follow fediverse accounts on Threads!
"If [a fediverse user] follows, likes or replies, you can now view their profile and follow them from Threads. You’ll be able to see their posts and subscribe to notifications for new posts and replies."
https://www.threads.net/@threads/post/DDKltrOTjJl
#NewThreads
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2024-11-26 19:14:12 UTC

X has updated Grok's privacy terms to include "Third Parties":
"X may share with xAI your X public data as well as your user interactions, inputs and results with Grok on X to train and fine-tune Grok and other AI models developed by xAI."
Previous text is on the left.
#NewX #DeadTwitter
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2024-08-29 22:24:05 UTC

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Why do you say that? Who would you suggest?

2024-08-01 22:42:40 UTC

Replies from the Fediverse can now be read on Threads!!
/cc @npub1thg…zq23
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