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Why do some people put @yournamehere on Facebook sometimes?
01-17-2013, 01:38 PM
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Why do some people put @yournamehere on Facebook sometimes?
I'm lost. I keep seeing this on Facebook and Twitter...@andsomeonesname. Any ideas?
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01-17-2013, 01:46 PM
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To show who you're talking and directing your comment towards.
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01-17-2013, 01:46 PM
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The @ (at) symbol is just another way of indicating who you're referring to in a response, usually if there are multiple responses or the person to whom you're referring could be mistaken.

@Original poster:

This is a response to you. Cheers mate!
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01-17-2013, 01:46 PM
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Its just to show who they are talking to directly.
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