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  2. 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. [6]

  3. Hashtag - Wikipedia

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    Hashtag. A post on the social media platform Twitter. Several hashtags are used in this post, including "CCCCWI", "TeamRhetoric" and "AcademicTwitter". A hashtag is a metadata tag that is prefaced by the hash symbol, #. On social media, hashtags are used on microblogging and photo-sharing services such as Twitter or Tumblr as a form of user ...

  4. List of Twitter features - Wikipedia

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    Spaces. Twitter Spaces is a social audio feature that enables users to host or participate in a live-audio virtual environment called space for conversation. Spaces can accommodate an unlimited number of listeners. A maximum of 13 people (1 host, 2 co-hosts and 10 speakers) are allowed onstage.

  5. 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 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 tweets per month.

  6. 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.

  7. Throwback Thursday - Wikipedia

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    Throwback Thursday. Throwback Thursday or #TBT is an internet trend used among social media platforms such as Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. On a Thursday, users will post nostalgia-inducing pictures – from a different era of their life, accompanied by the hashtag #TBT or #ThrowbackThursday. Many posts reflect positive moments, or funny ...

  8. Hashtag activism - Wikipedia

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    Hashtag activism refers to the use of social media 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 ...

  9. Twitter usage - Wikipedia

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    Twitter usage. Since the launch of Twitter on July 15, 2006, there have been many notable uses for the service in a variety of environments, including political, economic, social and cultural uses. As users tweet their messages on Twitter, they encourage other people to respond and engage in online discussions as well as offline activities.