Hashtags?

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n_brown

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I see on TV commercials blurbs to hastag (#) this or that. What are they talking about?

I personally don't want to "#" anything at all, but am curious what that's all about.
 

Hashtag (which used to be called a pound sign by everyone I knew) are for Twitter. It creates a category, similar to how we have various threads on this website.
 
Never heard it called a Pound sign - that's a £ in the UK. I'm confused by all this "hashtag" business and the # is simply a 'hash'. I don't use Twitter, facebook or any such thing, and I get along just fine.
 

We also called it a pound sign too.

It's difficult to show any curiosity about social media without getting involved in discussions like this. People who use social media seem to take its machinations quite seriously; everything is a very big deal. Hashtags denote subjects being discussed.

I don't care what someone I've never met thinks about much of anything, and since I have no interest in divulging my private business on a very public media, I'm not a good fit for social media. My son and his friends are devotees and are forever getting into some kerfuffle or another. It wears me out hearing about it.
 
Thanks. So it's just for Twitter. I don't foresee ever having a need to go on twitter.

I just wondered, on TV they would say " just text # blah blah blah...for whatever reason. I didn't know where they were talking about typing all that.
 
If you type in the # plus whatever, into Google, it will take you to a list of stories about whatever. Or if you see a hyperlinked hashtag, you can click on it lie a link to a webpage
 
If you follow someone on Twitter, it can be fun and interesting, if the person that you are following is an active participant in a field that interests you. Like I follow some of the people on CNBC, the financial news channel. During the day when the markets are open, these guys tweet quite often and they do share some very important information from time to time.

And, of course, I also follow United Airlines on Twitter. BTW, did anyone know that United no longer has the Boeing 747 in their livery? They flew the last B-747 on 11/7. The Boeing 777, or Triple Seven has now replaced the 747. Progress, as they call it, but to me, nothing will ever replace the B-747.
 
I am not into the social media much. I have a FB page just to keep up with old high school friends and cousins I have not seen in years. No tweeting, texting, or hash tagging here and I get along just fine!!
 
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(ˈɒktəˌθɔːp) n1. (Mathematics) a symbol that is used in printing, in mathematics and, commonly, on a telephone keypad; it consists of two horizontal lines, one above the other, with two diagonal lines, one beside the other, through them. Also called: hash sign
2. (Telecommunications) a symbol that is used in printing, in mathematics and, commonly, on a telephone keypad; it consists of two horizontal lines, one above the other, with two diagonal lines, one beside the other, through them. Also called: hash sign
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a symbol that is used in printing, in mathematics and, commonly, on a telephone keypad; it consists of two horizontal lines, one above the other, with two diagonal lines, one beside the other, through them. Also called: hash sign
 
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