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Why do people use # on Twitter? - Senioritis - 11-15-2012 08:50 AM
When people tweet on Twitter, they sometimes put a # before a word or phrase, like #iranelection or #michaeljackson. What's the point of this?
- :] - 11-15-2012 08:59 AM
I think people just use it to make it a Trending Topic..
- basketball213262 - 11-15-2012 08:59 AM
to markk it to a topic.
like on the right hand side of your twitter homepage where it says Trending Topics, people put the # so that if someone searches the topic up, the person's updates come up
ex: R.I.P Michael Jackson #Michael Jackson
if I were to search up Michael Jackson, this person's update would pop up.
Hope this helps