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Chris Messina on Hashtags, Google+ & the Unintended Consequences of Building Social Media
Season 1 · Episode 7

Chris Messina on Hashtags, Google+ & the Unintended Consequences of Building Social Media

Revolution.Social

August 28, 20251h 5m

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Show Notes

Chris Messina is best known for co-founding BarCamp and giving Web 2.0 the hashtag.

Now on Revolution.Social, he joins Rabble to talk about the bigger picture of what has gone right, and wrong, with social media. In this episode, he and Rabble unpack why Google+ failed, the unintended consequences of hashtags, and how algorithms have reshaped our digital lives.

They also discuss why defending authentic human connection may be the most urgent challenge for the next generation on the internet.


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This episode was produced and edited by Eric Johnson from ⁠⁠⁠LightningPod.fm⁠⁠⁠, and executive produced by Alice Chan from ⁠⁠⁠Flock Marketing⁠⁠⁠.

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