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why do people put "#" this infront of words? - Jennifer - 11-09-2012 11:55 PM

i've seen some people put , #FF or #haters , or even #twitterpause.


- Adam Brainich - 11-10-2012 12:04 AM

On Twitter, if you put # (referred to as a hashtag) before a word in your post, it can be clicked on to see all posts using the same hashtag. It has become common to use a hashtag outside of Twitter to convey that you are categorizing what you have just said.