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What does # followed by a word or phrase mean on Facebook? What about random numbers like ~92461~? - Grasshopper - 11-09-2012 09:12 PM
I've seen #stupid and #whatever. Are these used as a summarizing statement?
- Macie - 11-09-2012 09:20 PM
The # (pound) sign is called a "hashtag". Hashtags are used by twitter community. They use it to add additional context and metadata their tweets. They are like tags on Flickr. You create a hashtag by the "#" prefix before a word within your tweet. Hashtags were developed as a means to create "Groupings" On twitter.. So it probably is something that is from twitter.. (= hope i helped