So Bluesky wants to change how hashtags work — Since quitting Twitter in April, I’ve become active on Mastodon, Bluesky and T2. None are perfect substitutes for Twitter (even as some aspire to be) — but the battle to define the future of the social web is often preoccupied with redefining elements of its past. And with reason: redos…

Thanks for your thoughts, Michael. I agree with you. Much of our angst has to do with power and redistributing it — especially angst from those with a scarcity mindset and believe in zero sum economics. Generative AI has a chance to radically redistribute and normalize power — which is extremely threatening to those who have it or wield it conventionally. As far as critical thinking goes — I touched on related ideas in my TED X talk on "the technology of better humans": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D6pnG6-UvFc

Confronting the tension between withholding and democratizing the latest civilization-shaking technology — Prometheus was a titan in Greek mythology responsible for creating humans and gifting them the power of knowledge — including fire. Now, the gods of Olympus — particularly Zeus — saw humans as a threat and preferred that they be kept in a primitive state and ordered Prometheus to remove…

I’m someone who likes to keep my personal and work web experiences separate. This includes having separate Google accounts, separate logins for different web apps and services, and more. To achieve this I use a Google Chrome feature called Profiles: This works for me when I’m in Chrome but…

I disagree. Sonos went the multi-voice-assistant route and so successfully bridged both the Google and Amazon voice assistant user bases.

Five more categories just opened for voting today! — Yesterday I took inventory of 27 products that I hunted in 2020 that have been nominated for Product Hunt’s Golden Kitty Awards. Today, the following categories opened for voting: 🌍 Community and Social 🌍 Social Impact 👾 AI and Machine Learning 😎 Augmented Reality 🖥 ️Developer Tools I’m happy to…

Even though 2020 was a shit year, that didn’t stop makers from making — In fact, innovation accelerated in several key areas owing to the unprecedented environment we found ourselves in due to the pandemic. Specifically, the shift to remote work drove new ideas and experimentation in digital media, including video-centric platforms, virtual spatial presence, and voice-based products. Every year, Product Hunt puts on…

Ever wonder: who first put a dollar sign in front of a number? Why did they do it, and when? Moreover, what motivated the invention of currency symbols in the first place? What made it necessary to differentiate between generic counting numbers and monetary figures? Which currency symbols came first…

Two big milestones and a hint at what’s next…! — My Product Hunt journey began all the way back in 2014 and today I hunted my 2500th product on Product Hunt. And yesterday, Product Hunt founder and CEO Ryan Hoover announced that after seven years at the helm he’s stepping down and installing Josh Buckley as the new CEO. So…