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what does this mean # ? - *Star* - 01-07-2013 04:52 AM
What does the compound sign mean in your status like on fb for example i wonder care #hurt ( i think I did it right)
- cheese and tomatoe - 01-07-2013 04:53 AM
i think it means position, like #1 and #2 or number 1 and 2
- ME! - 01-07-2013 04:58 AM
thats a number sign honey. like "call my cell #" means call my cell number. see?
- Rashid - 01-07-2013 05:05 AM
this is number sign , its is known as sharp or Hash also .
- SxySmrt - 01-07-2013 05:12 AM
I believe people are syncing their Facebook and Twitter accounts together. Using # on topics is common on Twitter.
- xx - 01-07-2013 05:18 AM
its a hash sign..
- CNET Australia - 01-07-2013 05:26 AM
It's called a hash tag. It was made popular on Twitter as a way to find people who are referring to a common topic. You're likely seeing it on Facebook as people you know have linked their Twitter and FaceBook status updates.
How does it work? Let's say someone makes the status update: "Yahoo Answers is really useful #yahooanswers". Someone could then search for #yahooanswers to see what other people are saying about the same topic.
Twitter uses the very same hash tag to see what topics are "trending" -- that is, what's currently popular.