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Now a day's ## before name? - Manish - 04-04-2014 04:56 PM
##### before name symbol of number but what means before name
- ✿Cat✿ - 04-04-2014 05:00 PM
The # sign is called a number sign in north America, but called a hash mark in other English-speaking countries, and has been used in computer programming for decades to redirect to a certain subject heading on a page, or "tag" a particular topic. So when social media platform Twitter needed to provide users with ways to link tweets with the same subject, it is only natural they would use a hash mark to tag it, thus the term "hashtag"
So, when microblogging or posting about a particular topic or person online, you would put a hashtag before the name so others could find your comment among the rest on the same topic.
- Babith - 04-04-2014 05:15 PM
= trend, tag & the name appear as shortcut link. mostly use in social networks