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What is up with the # sign. I see it everywhere on the internet.

Especially on face book statuses. Example: Great dinner #UUGA. Example: Going to see corpse flower #CORPSEFLOWERS

What is the purpose and what does it mean?

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texasgurl33

Asked by texasgurl33 at 4:50 PM on Jun. 21, 2012 in Technology

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  • I have wondered that myself... I think it's a twitter thing maybe, but who knows!! lol
    goofygalno1

    Answer by goofygalno1 at 4:51 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • It is a twitter thing, it is called hashtag.
    DJDNY

    Answer by DJDNY at 4:54 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • Hell I'm in my early 20s and I didnt even known this. I dont even know what a twitter acct is, Ive heard of it but never checked it out.
    LostSoul88

    Answer by LostSoul88 at 4:59 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • It helps the word or words "trend" online. Meaning if you put a hashtag before a word then it's tracked by the internet powers that be and then people know what is popular at that very second.

    I thought it was only used on Twitter.
    Cindy18

    Answer by Cindy18 at 4:57 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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    Answer by DJDNY at 4:56 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • It's a hashtag. It responds back to the item or person who you have hashtagged... if that makes sense. Say for instance, you Tweet something about Cafemom. If you use a hashtag, #Cafemom. You can then go to that word and read all the Tweets under #Cafemom. Twitter was amazing for us to have during all the storms this past season and last. We were able to Twitter about storms, what it was doing at our particular location, etc.. even when there was no power.
    m-avi

    Answer by m-avi at 6:51 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • I often wondered the same thing texasgurl...thanks for asking. Now we both know.
    meooma

    Answer by meooma at 7:45 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • I agree with all of the above ^
    tasches

    Answer by tasches at 8:05 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • Hashtag? That is a new word for me. Dear God, I am getting old. LOL! Thanks!
    texasgurl33

    Comment by texasgurl33 (original poster) at 4:55 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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  • LOL @ Lost! I have a twitter account, but I've never used it.
    texasgurl33

    Comment by texasgurl33 (original poster) at 5:36 PM on Jun. 21, 2012

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