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What is the # sign that Tweeters do? - WheatleyLaboratories - 11-09-2012 09:46 PM
Like before or after people on Twitter update a status or "Tweet" the ## sign? What does it mean?
- Arthur - 11-09-2012 09:54 PM
its complicated
- Arthur - 11-09-2012 09:54 PM
It hashtag.
A tag embedded in a message posted on the Twitter microblogging service, consisting of a word within the message prefixed with a hash sign.
- Belovedhill756 - 11-09-2012 09:54 PM
It's a hashtag, denoting a common search term.
- likeit1 - 11-09-2012 09:54 PM
Bacon and hash potatoes
- Gladius - 11-09-2012 09:54 PM
Like people said, it's called a hashtag, but more importantly, the function of it is to mark important words or subjects in the message so it's easier to search for. For example someone might say "The #flood is finally receding here but the power is still out and the roads are barely passable. #sandy". That way anyone interested in the flood or hurricane sandy can find it easily.