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Why do some people put @yournamehere on Facebook sometimes? - smky_mtn_cutie - 01-17-2013 01:38 PM
I'm lost. I keep seeing this on Facebook and Twitter...@andsomeonesname. Any ideas?
- dbnoise - 01-17-2013 01:46 PM
To show who you're talking and directing your comment towards.
- linkinpark_ff3 - 01-17-2013 01:46 PM
The @ (at) symbol is just another way of indicating who you're referring to in a response, usually if there are multiple responses or the person to whom you're referring could be mistaken.
@Original poster:
This is a response to you. Cheers mate!
- Justin - 01-17-2013 01:46 PM
Its just to show who they are talking to directly.