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what does # mean in Twitter? - triquetra1754 - 02-20-2014 02:05 PM
I have seen several words proceeded by the # sign. What does it mean in Twitter?
- William W - 02-20-2014 02:16 PM
Don't know about twitter, but # in math means 'not equal'.
- Windowphobe - 02-20-2014 02:27 PM
It's a hashtag. What it means is "keyword": the idea is to make all the related tweets searchable by that one word (or string of words).
As I write this, one Trending Topic is #howdareyou; if you have something to say on that topic, just add #howdareyou to your tweet. (It does count toward your 140 characters.)
- Boboo - 02-20-2014 02:37 PM
keyword are called hashtags. Hashtags are tags that show that a tweet is about a specific topic.
Read the article below for an in-depth explanation.