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  2. List of Twitter features - Wikipedia

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    Twitter has altered the trend algorithm in the past to prevent manipulation of this type with limited success. The Twitter web interface displays a list of trending topics on a sidebar on the home page, along with sponsored content (see image). Twitter often censors trending hashtags that are claimed to be abusive or offensive.

  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. Tweet (social media) - Wikipedia

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    Tweet (social media) A user tweeting about bugs. A tweet is a short status update on the social networking site X (formerly Twitter), which can include images, videos, GIFs, straw polls, hashtags, mentions, and hyperlinks. Around 80% of all tweets are made by 10% of users, averaging 138 tweets per month, with the median user making only two ...

  5. History of Twitter - Wikipedia

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    In 2006 Iconfactory was developing a twitter application called "Twitterrific" and developer Craig Hockenberry began a search for a shorter way to refer to "Post a Twitter Update." In 2007 they began using "twit" before Twitter developer Blaine Cook suggested that "tweet" be used instead. The use of the hashtag appeared in 2007, introduced by ...

  6. 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.

  7. 'Black Twitter: A People's History' tells how humor and ... - AOL

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    The series is often hilarious, especially when it dives into some of Black Twitter’s more fruitful hashtags, like #Thanksgivingclapback (“Grandma: ‘This place is a mess.’ Me: ‘Well so is ...

  8. This year on Twitter: Top hashtags, tweets and emojis - AOL

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    From #BlackLivesMatter to #TheDress, relive the topics that captured global attention and sparked international debate on Twitter in 2015. This year on Twitter: Top hashtags, tweets and emojis ...

  9. 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.