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When did the "pound" and/or "number" sign (#) become the "hash tag" ? - Big Don - 04-02-2014 01:59 AM
- Volker - 04-02-2014 02:04 AM
Twitter user Chris Messina invented the hashtag (#) in 2007.
- Greywolf - 04-02-2014 02:12 AM
That symbol # has been called hash in the computing industry since the 1960's.
- green meklar - 04-02-2014 02:17 AM
I think that originated from Twitter.