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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Social media - Wikipedia

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    Social media. Social media are interactive technologies that facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas, interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and networks. [1] [2] Common features include: [2] Online platforms that enable users to create and share content and participate in social networking.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Number sign - Wikipedia

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    The use of the hash symbol in a hashtag is a phenomenon conceived by Chris Messina, and popularized by social media network Twitter, as a way to direct conversations and topics amongst users. This has led to an increasingly common tendency to refer to the symbol itself as "hashtag".

  8. Twitter - Wikipedia

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    JavaScript. Python. X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service based in the United States. With over 500 million users, it is one of the world's largest social media websites and the fifth-most visited website in the world.

  9. '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 ...