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What is the purpose of using a "hashtag" in tweets? - folklore - 03-24-2014 10:43 AM
It's my understanding that the "hashtag" is what I always referred to as the "number" symbol. What does it mean now?
I don't "tweet". But, the reporting of them has drifted into the days information and I'm always hearing about the "hashtag". I now see it's a way of compiling like minded information. So, people shouldn't mind big brother as they are making it easy to be followed.
- Mossyheart - 03-24-2014 10:48 AM
It's basically just to categorize tweets.
- rebekah - 03-24-2014 10:56 AM
Hi
I hope your day is going well!The hashtag is to categorize the tweets.
- ashley - 03-24-2014 10:57 AM
When you use a hashtag it highlights the word and other people can click on it and see everybody elses tweets with the same hashtag. You can also look up the word and see everybodys tweets with the hashtag.
- Peggy - 03-24-2014 11:04 AM
I must be very out of touch. I have absolutely no idea what a hashtag is. Perhaps if I continue reading the answers to this I will learn something.
- David - 03-24-2014 11:11 AM
I don,t even know how one tweets my friend.
- M P A - 03-24-2014 11:13 AM
Please explain the meaning of the words hashtag and tweet. I must need a new dictionary.
- handyman - 03-24-2014 11:23 AM
It's my understanding that if you tweet to a certain hashtag, everyone who is interested in that particular hashtag can see all the tweets that are sent to it.
However, I think tweeting is one of the silliest and most dangerous pasttimes there is. You always hear of people getting into trouble because of the things they said in the heat of the moment.
Donald Trump should not be allowed near a Twitter feed, as shown on election night.