PinnedChris MessinaPrometheus and GPTConfronting the tension between withholding and democratizing the latest civilization-shaking technology·8 min read·Mar 24, 2023--12--12
Chris MessinaThe problem with the problems with hashtags16 years after their invention, is it time for a change?·15 min read·Aug 13, 2023--27--27
Chris MessinaHashtags in the SkySo Bluesky wants to change how hashtags work·13 min read·Jun 27, 2023--4--4
Chris Messina16 More Products to Vote for in Product Hunt’s 2020 Golden Kitty Awards! 🏆Five more categories just opened for voting today!2 min read·Jan 22, 2021----
Chris MessinaWho to vote for in Product Hunt’s 2020 Golden Kitty AwardsEven though 2020 was a shit year, that didn’t stop makers from making·2 min read·Jan 21, 2021----
Chris MessinaThe Linguistic Inner TubeEver wonder: who first put a dollar sign in front of a number? Why did they do it, and when?6 min read·Nov 26, 2020--1--1
Chris Messina2500 hunts and counting…Two big milestones and a hint at what’s next…!·4 min read·Oct 23, 2020--1--1
Chris MessinaThe hashtag turns 13An interview with the hashtag inventor on the symbol’s unlikely role during a challenging and unruly cultural moment·10 min read·Sep 2, 2020----
Chris MessinaI’m going to go out on a very short limb here and suggest that most of the issues you’re…The black market for iPhones is still hot and most people, as you’ve demonstrated, don’t encrypt their phones, nor their backups, if they…3 min read·Nov 17, 2019----
Chris MessinaIf you use software to help you be a better friend, have you failed?That seems to be what some people believe, if the tweets in response to Kaitlyn Tiffany’s (🐦) story in the Atlantic are any indication.·5 min read·Nov 11, 2019--1--1