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what are # signs on trending topics in twitter for? - phillly! - 10-12-2012 02:32 AM
so i use twitter, like...most of the world.haha
anyways, i understand it all, but the one thing i dont get is why
do a lot of trending topics have (#) sign's in front of them? i don't get what it's supposed to mean? anyone know?
- sillyaunt116 - 10-12-2012 02:40 AM
The # symbol, followed by a phrase is called a hashtag. "Hashtags are a way to unite global Tweets around some particular topic".
For example, on Fridays a lot of times you will see that the #followfriday hashtag is trending. Users will tweet about interesting people to follow and then attach the #followfriday hashtag. So anyone who clicks on #followfriday in the treding topics will see the post.