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On TWITTER, what do "#" "RT" "@" mean? - Jackie - 11-09-2012 09:42 PM
- Billith - 11-09-2012 09:50 PM
. # is a discussion
@ is a user
Don't know RT
I'm disappointed in myself for knowing this.
- Andy D - 11-09-2012 09:50 PM
indicates the start of a hashtag - used as a keyword to discuss a topic - anyone can make one up
RT - retweet - repeat something interesting someone else has written
@ indicates the start of a twitter usernames; at the start of a tweet, it indicates a reply to that person