hashtag

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For those not yet familiar with the term, a hashtag is a tag prefixed with the # sign used in a Twitter post (or other messaging service), which is intended to aid searching tweets on a particular topic.

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  • Thousands of Twitter users are now up-in-arms and organizing their efforts with the #fixreplies hashtag, which is currently the top trend on Twitter.
  • A hashtag is a way to unite global Tweets around some particular topic. —  Search Engine Journal
  • For those not yet familiar with the term, a hashtag is a tag prefixed with the # sign used in a Twitter post (or other messaging service), which is intended to aid searching tweets on a particular topic. —  Binary Law
  • For those AIM readers unfamiliar with Twitter, a hashtag is a key word or phrase with a number sign at the beginning. —  Accuracy In Media
  • What sort of insight to you gain from following the Stern Show? depicting his bulldog, "Bianca Jane Romijn Stamos" ignoring him in Central Park hashtag (#) to their tweets, so that they're easy to aggregate with other, similar posts. —  Buffalo Pundit
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