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  2. Hashtag - Wikipedia

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    On social media, hashtags are used on microblogging and photo-sharing services such as Twitter or Tumblr as a form of user-generated tagging that enables cross-referencing of content by topic or theme. [1] For example, a search within Instagram for the hashtag #bluesky returns all posts that have been tagged with that term.

  3. Chris Messina (open-source advocate) - Wikipedia

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    The use of hashtags itself then eventually spread on Twitter, and by the end of the decade could be seen in most social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Reddit, and YouTube, so much so that Instagram had to officially place a "30 hashtags" limit on its posts to prevent people from abusing the use of hashtags.

  4. Twitter - Wikipedia

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    X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social media website based in the United States. With over 500 million users, it is one of the world's largest social networks and the fifth-most visited website in the world. [4] [5] Users can share text messages, images, and videos through posts (originally called "tweets"). [6]

  5. Twitter usage - Wikipedia

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    Twitter was viewed as a supplement to practice different aspects of the target language in authentic environment. [17] Mia Moody states that Twitter can be used to teach students. [citation needed] They will be more involved in lectures and lessons if they have a chance to use social media throughout the course.

  6. Hashtag activism - Wikipedia

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    Hashtag activism refers to the use of Twitter 's hashtags for Internet activism. [1] The hashtag has become one of the many ways that social media contributes to civic engagement and social movements. [2] The use of the hashtag on social media provides users with an opportunity to share information and opinions about social issues in a way that ...

  7. List of Twitter features - Wikipedia

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    List of Twitter features. X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is an American microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known historically and commonly as "tweets". Registered users can post, like and retweet tweets, and read those that are publicly available.

  8. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Hashtags can be used when people want to advocate for a movement, store content or tweets from a movement for future use, and allow other social media users to contribute to a discussion about a certain movement by using existing hashtags. Using hashtags as a way to advocate for something online makes it easier and more accessible for more ...

  9. Tag (metadata) - Wikipedia

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    A hashtag is a kind of metadata tag marked by the prefix #, sometimes known as a "hash" symbol. This form of tagging is used on microblogging and social networking services such as Twitter, Facebook, Google+, VK and Instagram. The hash is used to distinguish tag text, as distinct, from other text in the post.