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When did the "pound" and/or "number" sign (#) become the "hash tag" ?
04-02-2014, 01:59 AM
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When did the "pound" and/or "number" sign (#) become the "hash tag" ?
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04-02-2014, 02:04 AM
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Twitter user Chris Messina invented the hashtag (#) in 2007.
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04-02-2014, 02:12 AM
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That symbol # has been called hash in the computing industry since the 1960's.
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04-02-2014, 02:17 AM
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I think that originated from Twitter.
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