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what does it mean when people type #(insert phrase/word)? - Chelsea - 03-24-2014 04:40 PM
ive seen people use this on facebook and twitter... it seems to be some sort of commentary punctuation device but im not sure. thanks!
- Dylan - 03-24-2014 04:44 PM
It's basically a tag for a certain thing. This thing can be anything you want, but if that tag gets popular it becomes a trending topic on twitter. You would basically use it to denote the subject of the post you make. So if you wanted to make a post about yahoo answers you would make a comment about it and the put #yahooanswers at the end.
- Flusterated - 03-24-2014 04:47 PM
THANK YOU for asking that - I've wondered the same thing (and thank YOU Dylan for answering it!)
Oh - and to answer your question (cough) - I don't know! ;o)