Can someone please tell me what a Hashtag is?
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10-03-2012, 04:48 AM
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Can someone please tell me what a Hashtag is?
Thanks, i need to know for something i'm doing at work and my boss seems to think that i'll know what it is. I know it's something to do with Twitter but have searched the net for a dummies guide for it, what it is and how to use it but i can't understand. Can someone please explain to me? Many thanks! x
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10-03-2012, 04:56 AM
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A hashtag is a way to identify part of a tweet as meta data. If everyone is tweeting about Chirstmas, for example then they're going to add a "#Xmas" hashtag so that they identify their tweets as part of the global discussion.
The # (sharp, pound, hash) symbol has been chosen as it doesn't occur in normal text. Ads |
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10-03-2012, 04:56 AM
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They use it on twitter before a word, so it's kinda like a keyword. People can seach that hashtag and they'll find what people have been saying about the subject.
eg I hope they find the miners soon! #PikeRiver The Blues are an awful team! I can't understand how they won that game #Super14 I am sooo tired but I don't wanna miss any part of this #telethon! |
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