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Chris Messina
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#️⃣ Invented the hashtag.
😺 #1 Product Hunter
🛸 Man of the internet.

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Attention farming in social media is like rice farming in feudal Japan:

every post is a grain,

both require endless cultivation for sustenance.
#not a haiku
A classical Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock–style painting depicting feudal-era rice paddies flowing across rolling hills. Hundreds of Edo-period farmers stand knee-deep in flooded fields, wearing traditional clothing and straw hats. Each figure is quietly absorbed in a modern smartphone, its pale blue glow lighting their faces. The cold, artificial light contrasts starkly with the warm earth tones of the paddies and sky. The scene features delicate hand-inked linework, flat color planes, subtle gradients, and mist-softened mountains in the distance—an understated anachronism merging premodern agricultural labor with contemporary digital fixation.
December 30, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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One step closer to becoming the app I open first thing in the morning
May be an image of shovel, scraper, tongs, spatula and text that says '9:30 world_of_engineering of_ engineering world_ How old were you when you realized that the hole in the pasta spoor is one serving size WORLDOK ENGINED NGINEERING G2 32 + 1.3K 276 20 D22 22 dhognert Thank you IKEA. I'm starving, 7.6K .6K 16 28 13 shrek Check yourself before you Shrek yourself. 11.8K 301 G2.4K 524'
December 20, 2025 at 5:47 AM
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Meta:
December 20, 2025 at 5:38 AM
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Super smart.

@spotify is promoting "New Year's Eve mixed playlists¹ ", using their new feature² that lets you control add customize transitions between tracks. 🪩

You can see columns for BPM and key in playlists that have been mixed.

(Also note the animated shine on the album artwork)
##NewSpotify
December 17, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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There’s something ironic about a book about AI safety, ethics, and society being narrated by Digital Voice Maxwell G.
#Slop is the Word of the Year
This image is a screenshot of an audiobook page for "Introduction to AI Safety, Ethics and Society" by Dan Hendrycks. It shows the book cover on the left and details such as the title, author, and date of publication below it. There is a green "Included in Premium" label indicating the audiobook is part of a premium service. To the right, there are playback controls including play, add, and download buttons. A red arrow points from the bottom right corner to a text box that states, "Narrated By Digital Voice Maxwell G" and "This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice," with an emoji of a person thinking next to the arrow.
December 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@kyleapparently/post/DSLbXxQDZXx
December 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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ICYMI, @cbpgov is operationalizing parts of EO 14161, including: “Mandatory disclosure of social media covering the last five years for Visa Waiver Program travelers via ESTA” and collecting “High Value Data Elements”.
#immigration
This image is a screenshot of a text document highlighting a paragraph about social media requirements. It states that, to comply with the January 2025 Executive Order 14161 protecting the United States from foreign terrorists and security threats, CBP is adding social media as a mandatory data element for ESTA applications. The highlighted section specifies that social media information must be provided by ESTA applicants for the last 5 years. The text is formatted with bold and italics for headings, and the highlighted part is in blue. This image is a screenshot of a list detailing high-value data fields required for certain applications. It includes items such as telephone numbers, email addresses, IP addresses, family member names, and contact information used over the past five or ten years. It also lists data related to family members like birth dates, places of birth, residencies, and biometric data such as face, fingerprint, DNA, and iris information. Additionally, it mentions business telephone numbers and email addresses used within the last five or ten years. The list is formatted in a clear, bulleted style, with each point labeled by a letter from a to k.
December 10, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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WhatsApp Business has a #NewAppIcon.
##NewAppIcon
December 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Meta has acquired Limitless.ai.

Instantly Limitless changed its privacy policy and pulled its products from Brazil, China, the European Union, Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.
The Limitless homepage shows a clean white layout with the company logo at the top left and navigation links across the header. Centered text announces “Limitless has been acquired by Meta.” Below it sits an embedded YouTube video featuring CEO Dan Siroker smiling in front of a large window, with framed family photos lining both sides of the background. The Limitless homepage shows a clean white layout with the company logo at the top left and navigation links across the header. Centered text announces “Limitless has been acquired by Meta.” Below it sits an embedded YouTube video featuring CEO Dan Siroker smiling in front of a large window, with framed family photos lining both sides of the background. A Limitless-branded notice outlines updates to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The text explains that users will be prompted to consent to new terms and highlights changes around recording consent, data protection standards, data processing details, and clarity improvements. A section at the end notes regional service shutdown timelines. A continuation of the policy update focuses on regions where Limitless service will end on December 5, 2025, including Brazil, China, the EU, Israel, South Korea, Turkey, and the UK. It explains how users can download their data before permanent deletion. The final section addresses Rewind users and states that Rewind will shut down on December 19, 2025.
December 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Did you feel it?
#earthquake
May be an image of map, radar and text that says 'Earthquake Detected Nearby If shaking intensifies: Drop, cover, hold on M5.9 estimated 178 mi away USGS ShakeAlert 3m ago Area of Strong Shaking San Francisco San Jose NV NV CA Mou'
December 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Spotify Wrapped really went for it across a number of different topics this year. Impressive!
#Spotify Wrapped 2025
The image shows a screenshot of a Spotify wrapped summary on a digital device. It displays various sections with titles like "Minutes listened," "Listening age," "Top song," "Top album," "Top podcast," and others. Each section has a checkmark indicating the story was viewed. At the bottom, it shows a total of 107,396 minutes listened and the top genre is Electronica. The background is dark, with white text and colorful graphic elements.
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Woohoo. Another day, another minuscule privacy settlement.
#🥴
Photo by Chris Messina on December 02, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of phone and text that says 'TikTok Data Privacy Settlement has sent you $0.91 USD. Note from TikTok Data Privacy Settlement: " Your Supplemental TikTok Data Privacy settlement payment is now available in PayPal. Thank Thankyou. you.'.
December 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Spotify has a new “Relive the music behind Stranger Things” mini-promo.

It first shows clips from the Netflix series and then the music video of the music, with an overlay explaining the significance of the music.
##NewSpotify
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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tl;dr: OpenAiPhone.

https://openai.com/index/openai-and-foxconn-collaborate/
Photo by Chris Messina on November 22, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of text that says 'Greg Brockman @gdb … OpenAl Foxconn: openai.com/index/opena.. OpenAl and Foxconn collaborate to strengthen U.S. manufacturing across the supply chain 2:10 AM Nov 22, 2025 51.8K Views'.
November 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Here are stills:
##NewSpotify
This image shows a digital interface menu related to music or playlist management. The menu options include "Playlist," which allows creating a playlist with songs or episodes; "Blend," which combines friends' tastes into a playlist; "Folder," for organizing playlists; "Jam," which enables listening together from anywhere; and "Prompt playlist," for creating a playlist based on specific cues and rules. The background appears to be a screen displaying a music or streaming application, with a partial view of album covers and a navigation bar. The menu is dark-themed with white text and icons, providing various options for playlist customization and sharing. This image shows a digital interface of a playlist or music app where a user is prompted to create a new playlist using an AI-powered prompt. The prompt box encourages describing the perfect playlist in detail. To the right, there are suggestions and ideas for playlist themes, such as bringing back artists not played since last year or songs from winter months, as well as rules like limiting repeats or excluding certain artists. The interface includes options at the bottom for setting playlist privacy to public, scheduling updates, and a green button labeled "Generate playlist." The background features part of the app's interface with options and visual elements, mostly obscured by the prompt window. This image displays a digital interface for creating a new playlist or prompt, with a focus on setting privacy to "Public," meaning anyone can view the prompt and playlist. The interface includes a description box where users can detail their perfect playlist, with suggestions for ideas on the right, such as adding songs by artists performing at major festivals or featured in podcasts. There are toggle options at the bottom for privacy settings and for generating the playlist, labeled "Generate playlist" in green. The overall design is dark-themed, with a side panel offering ideas and instructions to enhance playlist creation. This image depicts a section of a digital playlist creation interface where the user is selecting a schedule for playlist updates. A dropdown menu lists options from "Never" to "Weekly," with "Never" currently selected, indicating no automatic updates. The menu also shows that playlists can still be manually updated at any time. Beneath the schedule options, there is a "Public" privacy setting button and a green "Generate playlist" button. The background includes a partially visible side panel with ideas for playlist themes, and the interface maintains a dark theme with white and green accents.
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Spotify is testing "Prompt Playlists: Prompt a playlist with specific cues and rules"

"Describe your perfect playlist, in as much detail as you want..."

I presume this technique underlies Daylists, but now it'll be available to all Premium subscribers.
##NewSpotify
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Spotify is redesigning its podcast sharing UI to provide more fine-tuned control over the “starting point” for shares.
##NewSpotify
The image displays a screen from a video streaming or podcast application, featuring three segments related to the former CEO of Twitter discussing AI and web infrastructure. Two of the segments show individuals speaking, while the third includes a text overlay summarizing the content. The text mentions that at Paddle, they are developing products that enable users to build AI agents capable of searching and accessing the web. Below the segments, there are options to edit the starting point of playback and share the content via various messaging platforms. The overall interface has a dark theme with red accents, providing a modern look. The image shows a screen from a podcast or video application, displaying a transcript of a discussion. The text emphasizes that the content being discussed is only accessible on the open web, meaning it must be available without payment or login requirements. It highlights the intention behind the company’s creation, which is to keep the web open and accessible, while also mentioning the need for innovative business models to encourage content creators to share their work in a way that AI agents can access. The interface features a dark background with red text blocks for clarity, and there is an option to continue navigating through the content at the bottom.
November 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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I wonder if @estherperelofficial has seen the suggestions for Perplexity queries that begin with "my partner wants"...
This image shows a screenshot of the Perplexity Pro AI assistant interface. The user has typed the phrase "my partner wants" in the input box. Below the input box, several auto-suggested search queries are displayed, including questions like "my partner wants a dog but I don't," "my partner wants an open relationship," "my partner wants kids but I don't," "my partner wants to be poly," and "my partner wants to travel all the time." The interface includes icons for various tools, such as a magnifying glass, a link, and a microphone, next to the input box, indicating options to search, generate links, or voice input. The overall design is clean and user-friendly.
November 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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We've devolved into a dog-shoot-man world
Photo by Chris Messina on November 14, 2025. May be an image of newspaper and text that says 'Trending in The Times Dog Accidentally Shoots and Injures a Pennsylvania Man, Police Say'.
November 15, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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End of an era for the Apple Store app icon.
##NewAppIcon
November 14, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Wow, @cocacola's new holiday ad goes hard! 😆
#AI Slop
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Flickr's approach to data portability is downright hostile.
This image displays a data export page for a user's Flickr data. The page confirms that the data is ready, containing all information associated with the user's Flickr account. The data is organized into sections: "Account data" and "Photos and videos," each with multiple downloadable zip files numbered sequentially from 1 to 87. Each zip file link is labeled "Download zip file" followed by its respective number. At the bottom, a timestamp indicates that the data was generated on November 3rd, 2025, at 6:33 pm. There is also a link labeled "Request this data again" for requesting a new data export. The layout is clean and text-heavy, designed to facilitate easy downloading of large amounts of personal media and account information.
November 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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First time I've seen a full-screen notification takeover on @spotify desktop.

Isn't this what their Updates feed is for? 🔔

(@weval_'s great and all, this just seems a bit obnoxious)
##NewSpotify
This image shows a music streaming or media playback application interface on a computer screen. A pop-up window in the center displays a concert photo with a message about Weval's live concert in San Francisco on February 27, with options to "Get Tickets" or dismiss the message. The main background has a dark theme, showing a playlist with song titles, artist names, and playback controls across the bottom. There’s a green status bar indicating the song is playing on a device named "Shed +1." The interface includes various icons for controls, settings, and navigation, with some text and elements slightly obscured by the pop-up.
November 3, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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I’ll be judging next week’s The AI Collective’s SF Pitch Night (11/7) at the AWS Builder Loft!

Joined by:
- @adwane, GP, Village Global
- @jowyang, Partner, Blitzscaling Ventures
- Grace Gong, Host, Smart Venture Podcast

RSVP […]

[Original post on threads.com]
This image features a promotional poster for a virtual panel event titled "VC Judging Panel" at SF Pitch Night. The background has a green theme with illustrations of dollar bills and a cityscape, evoking a financial or startup atmosphere. The poster displays photos of five speakers: Anne Dwane (Village Global, General Partner), Jeremiah Owyang (Blitzscaling Ventures, Partner), Chris Messina (Ride Home AI Fund, General Partner), and Grace Gong (Smart Venture Podcast, Host). The event details are listed at the bottom, indicating it will take place at the AWS Builder Loft on November 7th at 6 pm, and it is presented by The AI Collective and Roam. The overall design is vibrant and engaging, emphasizing a professional yet dynamic event.
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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"Coffee and Claude" is the new "Netflix and Chill"? 🧐
##NewClaude
This image shows a digital workspace or a note-taking application with a clean, minimalistic design. The main content is a note titled "Coffee and Claude time?" written in a stylish font, with a small decorative icon resembling an asterisk or flower in a light brown color next to the title. Below the title, there is a text box containing the instruction "Make me a 4 page PowerPoint about the Golden Gate Bridge." The interface includes options for adding, adjusting, or setting a timer, and a dropdown menu for selecting the speech or presentation style, which is currently set to "Sonnet 4.5." The overall layout suggests a productivity or creative tool designed for planning or generating content.
October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM