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Apple's Josh Elman proposes a weekly '#FridayFriend' initiative to celebrate living tech community members

Social media praise for Om Malik inspired the idea

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Josh Elman@joshelman#974inTech

I completely agree with this. What a special community feeling this has been to celebrate @om. How about every Friday we do this as a tech community for someone we admire who is still with us so they can experience the joy of all who appreciate them. #FridayFriend ??

Behzod@beh_zod

Having my feed taken over by reflections of @om is the kind of experience that made Twitter so special.

Everyone sharing and reflecting about him in a way that makes it seem, at least for a moment, like a true town square is a fitting acknowledgement.

7:11 AM · Jun 27, 2026 · 7.2K Views

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Many users expressed support for the VC proposal of weekly Friday friend celebrations on Tech Twitter, calling it a beautiful idea that could revive appreciation and the best aspects of past tech culture.

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Robert Scoble@Scobleizer

@joshelman @om It would be a good thing to do.

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Raja Doddala 🇺🇸@rdoddala

@joshelman @om He was of the generation and time in tech that brought out the best in everyone. I think it’s a good idea to show that we can go back to that v the current edgelorde style of discourse!

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Raja Doddala 🇺🇸@rdoddala

@joshelman @om 😂

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