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

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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
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The "Unknown Sender" label is one of the best features of macOS Tahoe's Messages app.
#pig butchering
This image shows a chat message from a messaging app. The message is from an unknown sender, indicated by a placeholder profile icon with a gray silhouette and a blue dot next to it. The phone number displayed is +1 (213) 774-6363. The sender's message reads, "Good morning! How's everything going 😊 ?" in a friendly tone. The message appears beneath a label that reads "Unknown Sender," and the chat bubble is styled in light gray, typical of messaging app interfaces.
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Savvy launch promo for ChatGPT Atlas — this is how you create a habit.
#AI Browser Wars
Photo by Chris Messina on October 21, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of magazine and text that says 'You'll get 7 days of extended limits on messaging, file uploads, data analysis, and mage generation in ChatGPT Atlas. Terms Termsapply apply. Set as default browser'.
October 21, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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🆓 Free access to Washington Post for Perplexity Comet users through Nov 13.

Grab Perplexity Pro for a month for free: https://pplx.ai/chrismessina
The image displays a webpage from The Washington Post, featuring a promotional message. At the top, the newspaper's logo is visible, accompanied by the tagline "Democracy Dies in Darkness." The main content encourages users to gain free access to articles through the Comet browser until November 13. It invites users to create an account by entering their email address to read the article and access additional content without charge. A note indicates that this offer is not available to current subscribers or passholders. There are buttons for creating an account and an alternative option to subscribe. The overall design is clean and focuses on user engagement.
October 18, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Can confirm! Spotify is working on SongDNA — to reveal the graph of contributors behind songs, and you can discover more of their work.
##NewSpotify

RE: https://www.threads.com/@wongmjane/post/DPphoWagfXM
Photo by Chris Messina on October 14, 2025. May be a graphic of poster and text.
October 14, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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RE: https://www.threads.com/@mattnavarra/post/DPjney-Cs6Y
October 9, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Summarizing Sam’s conversation with Jony Ive:
#OpenAI Dev Day
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October 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Picked up some light reading for the weekend
The image shows a magazine titled "Improve your life with ChatGPT." The cover features a couple, with a woman holding a tablet and a man leaning over her shoulder, both appearing engaged in their activity. The magazine highlights various topics, including improving writing, learning a new language, and planning holidays and day trips. It also mentions "47 reasons to start using AI today" and offers tips on budgeting, investing, and meal planning. The publication is marked as an independent one and is in its third edition, with a price displayed in both US and Canadian dollars. The background includes shelves stocked with bottles, suggesting the setting is a retail environment.
October 4, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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October 4, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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#sora2
October 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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Every social app PM imagining me when I demand hashtags 🤣🤣🤣
##IDemandHashtags

RE: https://www.threads.com/@tarekoyou/post/DPPH0PCAHCS
September 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Threads now hides hashtags at the end of posts, like Mastodon does.

Not sure how many it takes to trigger this treatment.

#NewThreads #IDemandHashtags
Photo by Chris Messina on September 29, 2025. May be an image of ‎2 people, Superman, costume, bust, poster and ‎text that says '‎6 5h tonybamber Superman, Wonder Woman, Joker, and other DC legends. ලි Made with Midjourney.... show hashtags هن Alinfo AI info 81 3 3‎'‎‎. Photo by Chris Messina on September 29, 2025. May be pop art of 2 people, Superman, poster, costume and text that says 'tonybamber 5h egends. Superman, Wonder Woman, Joker, and other DC ර Made with Midjourney #fyp #viralvideos #midjourney #superman #batman #joker #wonderwoman #DCcomics #comicbooks #comics Alinfo AI info 81 3 3'.
September 30, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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Reddit is adding a new, more prominent search experience to the home feed.

They’ve also added a Related Answers block below posts, which leads to AI-generated answers.
##NewReddit
Photo by Chris Messina on September 28, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of ‎phone, screen, tablet and ‎text that says '‎reddit Find anything Home Popular News Latest r/macapps 3h After weeks of stalling and rejecting, Apple finally approved my pixel-perfect Launchpad clone! Search Ape Store Satari Mail Coetaits Calendar 1 1/4 4 FacaTime Rerindes Messages Nates oEes Mapa ن FndMy PhatoBaarh និនច Boarh Phato imaga ูง Phanos‎'‎‎. Photo by Chris Messina on September 28, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of phone, screen and text. Photo by Chris Messina on September 28, 2025. May be a Twitter screenshot of text.
September 28, 2025 at 3:56 PM