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What does the @ or # sign mean at the bottom of peoples Tweets on Twitter?
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What does the @ or # sign mean at the bottom of peoples Tweets on Twitter?
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What does the @ or # sign mean at the bottom of peoples Tweets on Twitter?
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10-01-2012, 08:47 AM
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What does the @ or # sign mean at the bottom of peoples Tweets on Twitter?
I know im stupid. But im new to Twitter, so I was reading a friends "tweet" and at the bottom it said #ilovesummer and another persons said @aWkWaRd what is this? and what does it mean?
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
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if its like, @(username)
Then it means, you're telling THAT person something. Meaning its for them, whatever they're saying and i think # is like, for websites or some stuff Ads |
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
Post: #3
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your not stupid
 and @ means that they tagged another person in there...there message is at or to that person tagged like....@julia i had a great time today # means that the object is tagged in it...usually its a feeling or a contest or a website or something hope i helped!!! |
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
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That means it's to a certain person,example: "@mom..I'll call u later".
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
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I'm sure the @ sign just to show who posted the "tweet". The # sign might show a signature or nickname.
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
Post: #6
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Doing an @ on twitter 'tags' a person in the tweet, so if you do @[username], the person who's username that is will be notified telling them that they've been tagged (like on Facebook)
#s are a bit more confusing. When you log in to twitter, on the right there's a column of 'trending topics'. These are the words that are most frequently being used on twitter at the moment. Originally, you had to put a # in front of a word to make it count as a trend, but now any word can trend on twitter. Hope this helps! |
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
Post: #7
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a "#" goes at the beginning of a TT, or trending topic. for example, you can put #HelloYoungWorld . if you click on it, it will show you who else put that in their tweets. the TT's of the day are usually on the twitter home page. people are more likely to Retweet your tweets to their followers when you use a trending topic.
a "@" goes at the beginning of someone's twitter name when you want to specifically tweet to that person. their called replies. heres and example tweet: @Tweetheart2353 i just followed you, want to follow me back? the person you directly tweeted to will then see your tweet in their replies, and most likely respond back to you. |
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
Post: #8
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there is always someone's account name after the @ sign. That means, the tweet is targeted to a certain person.
the # sign refers to a well known subject or brand or object like #yahooanswers #spongebob #happiness #chalk #swiffer #cleaningsucks #running #charliesheeniswinnng haha. heres an exaple @amylee I miss you! I'm watching #armywives @ABC #ilovetv and my @panasonic #television the #ilovesummer is there because it's a well known topic. many people love summer the @aWkWaRd is reffering to someone. someone's twitter name is aWkWaRd welcome to twitter! |
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10-01-2012, 08:55 AM
Post: #9
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@X is a reply to a certain person
#X is a reply to a certain topic (Hashtag) |
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