Twitter, I don't understand the use of @ and #?

[Bluemount64]

sorry for my noobishness but I just made an account today ;3

[EricG]

@ means you're referring to a certain person. @username. # is just a topic that you can track by typing a certain word with it.

[RAZOR]

is a hastag and hastags are the thing u but before u put key words in,like #cool #awesome #wwe #names and stuff like that and the @,is a symbol u put when ur putting someones user name like @joejoe940191 @mrnamermcname @manwholikesstuff and thats pretty,what they are. 10,points?

[[мιssα!]]

We're all new sometimes.

On twitter, "@" is used to address a particular user. If you want to mention someone particular in a tweet, use that symbol with their username. ex: @gummyworms

"#" is a hashtag--practically anything can be put here; it's simply a term or phrase that is easily searchable. However, twitter often has "trending topics" that have hashtags; trending topics are popular subjects that a lot of twitter users are talking about at the moment. ex: #election2012 would be a searchable hashtag to use in a tweet if you were talking about the election--or wanted to search & see what others are saying about it.

Hope that helps!

[zealousbutter483]

If you are referring to someone and/or want to make sure they see your tweet, you include @ followed by their twitter account name. If you want to include a subject or topic (which might make it easier for others to find your tweet), in your tweet you include # followed by the topic. You can include more than one or mix and match. Examples:

It's cold today! #weather #winter

Got a free coffee today! @starbucks #coffee