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# The Community Ampflier
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/the-community-ampflier/
- Published: 2008-07-23T01:52:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:41:01.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: google, o'reilly, Open source, open source awards, oscon, Personal, SpreadSpread, The Web Arts, What I do

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/2694614051/?ref=chrismessina.me)[](http://code.google.com/opensource/osa-hall-of-fame.html?ref=chrismessina.me)I am honored to be a recipient of [this year's](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/918498/?ref=chrismessina.me) [Google O'Reilly Open Source Award](http://code.google.com/opensource/osa-hall-of-fame.html?ref=chrismessina.me) for being the "[best community amplifier](http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2008/07/and-winners-of-2008-google-oreilly-open.html?ref=chrismessina.me)" for my work with the [microformats](http://microformats.org/?ref=chrismessina.me), [Spread Firefox](http://spreadfirefox.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) and [BarCamp](http://barcamp.org/?ref=chrismessina.me) communities! (See the original [call for nominations](http://radar.oreilly.com/2008/04/open-source-award-nominations.html?ref=chrismessina.me)). Inexplicably I was [absent](http://twitter.com/factoryjoe/statuses/865784075?ref=chrismessina.me) when they handed out the award, hanging out with folks at a [Python/Django/jQuery drinkup](http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/918773/?ref=chrismessina.me) down the street, but I'm humbled all the same... especially since I work on a day to day basis with such high caliber and incredible people without whom none of these projects would exist, would not have found success, and most importantly, would never have ever mattered in the first place. Also thanks to [@bmevans](http://twitter.com/bmevans/statuses/865791887?ref=chrismessina.me), [@TheRazorBlade](http://twitter.com/TheRazorBlade/statuses/865780753?ref=chrismessina.me), [@kveton](http://twitter.com/kveton/statuses/865780781?ref=chrismessina.me), [@anandiyer](http://twitter.com/anandiyer/statuses/865778491?ref=chrismessina.me), [@donpdonp](http://twitter.com/donpdonp/statuses/865852294?ref=chrismessina.me), [@dylanjfield](http://twitter.com/dylanjfield/statuses/865799890?ref=chrismessina.me), [@bytebot](http://twitter.com/bytebot/statuses/865778280?ref=chrismessina.me), [@mtrichardson](http://twitter.com/mtrichardson/statuses/865851695?ref=chrismessina.me), [@galoppini](http://twitter.com/galoppini/statuses/865778742?ref=chrismessina.me) for your tweets of congratulations! And our work continues. So lucky we are, to have such good work, and such good people to work with.

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**[Matthias Pfefferle](http://notizblog.org/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-07-23 02:06:31

Congrats :)

**[Chad Dickerson](http://www.chaddickerson.com/blog/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-07-23 06:58:31

What an aptly-named award -- congrats! Well-deserved. Keep amplifying. :)

**Todd** · 2008-07-23 11:12:51

You were supposed to win the "Fail Whale Hater of the Year Award", but the plaque never arrived from the engravers. :P Seriously, congratulations, you deserve it.

**Bob Uva** · 2008-07-23 12:22:02

Congratulations Chris! I'll be working at Vidoop in a couple of weeks and look forward to meeting and working with you.

**Brad Neuberg** · 2008-07-23 12:34:25

Hi Chris, congrats! This is awesome. Brad

**[Lachlan Hardy](http://lachstock.com.au/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-07-23 13:11:14

Congratulations, Chris!

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\[...\] The Community Ampflier | FactoryCity Chris Messina writes “Inexplicably I was absent when they handed out the award, hanging out with folks at a Python/Django/jQuery drinkup down the street, but I’m humbled all the same… especially since I work on a day to day basis with such high caliber and incredible people without whom none of these projects would exist, would not have found success, and most importantly, would never have ever mattered in the first place.” \[...\]

**[Marc’s Voice » Blog Archive » Blogging on the day after f8](http://blog.broadbandmechanics.com/2008/07/blogging-on-the-day-after-f8?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-07-25 01:47:00

\[...\] Congrats to Chris “hardest working man in open social networking” Messina - in being nam... \[...\]

**[Lloyd Budd](http://lloydbudd.com/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-07-25 07:27:44

[As I tweated](http://twitter.com/lloydbudd/statuses/866303038?ref=chrismessina.me), amplifier is an awesome name for an award to win! You go up to eleven!

**[BarCampAfrica, and the Spirit of UnConference « BarCamp Africa](http://barcampafrica.com/2008/10/06/barcampafrica-and-the-spirit-of-unconference/?ref=chrismessina.me)** · 2008-10-06 13:49:43

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