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Chris Messina

American blogger, product consultant and speaker (born 1981)
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Chris Messina

Summary

Chris Messina is a human[1]. His place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1981-01-07T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a technology evangelist[4]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Chris Messina's place of birth was United States[2].
  • Chris Messina was born on +1981-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Chris Messina held citizenship in United States[6].
  • Chris Messina's professions included technology evangelist[4].
  • Chris Messina's education included a stint at Carnegie Mellon University[7].
  • A notable work attributed to Chris Messina is hashtag[8].
  • Chris Messina received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].
  • Chris Messina's image is recorded as Chris Messina (3507834988).jpg[10].
  • Chris Messina is recorded as male[11].
  • Chris Messina's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Chris Messina's Commons category is recorded as Chris Messina[13].
  • Chris Messina's residence is recorded as San Francisco[14].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as Product Hunt[15].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as FastTrack[16].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as Ko-fi[17].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as OpenSea[18].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as last.fm[19].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as VSCO[20].
  • Chris Messina's website account on is recorded as Rarible[21].
  • Chris Messina's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fb8rb[22].
  • Chris Messina's Open Library ID is recorded as OL10147766A[23].
  • Chris Messina's family name is recorded as Messina[24].
  • Chris Messina's given name is recorded as Chris[25].
  • Chris Messina's official website is recorded as https://chrismessina.me[26].
  • Chris Messina's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[27].

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Origins and Family

Chris Messina's place of birth was United States[2]. He was born on +1981-01-07T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Chris Messina was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[7].

Career and Affiliations

Chris Messina worked as a technology evangelist[4].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Chris Messina is hashtag[8].

Recognition

Chris Messina received the O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].

Why It Matters

Chris Messina ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month, #7,284 of 1,000,298).[5] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

He is credited with the discovery of hashtag[29], a software feature[30].

FAQs

Where was Chris Messina born?

Born in United States[2], Chris Messina…

What did Chris Messina do for work?

Chris Messina worked as technology evangelist[4].

Where did Chris Messina go to school?

Chris Messina was educated at Carnegie Mellon University[7].

What awards did Chris Messina receive?

Honors received include O'Reilly Open Source Award[9].

What did Chris Messina discover?

Chris Messina is credited as discoverer of hashtag[29].

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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