I have seen a lot of people writing things in Facebook lately and it starts with a "#" What the heck is that all about? Someone wrote under a picture #bestdayofmylife. I thought it was a typo but I have seen many of the pics with the "#" sign. I know I am showing how out of the loop I am. Can someone help me out?
Just to clarify, the hashtag doesn't actually work as a link on Facebook. There, it's a way to emphasize or exclaim a feeling or point. Also, on Twitter the use of the hashtag creates a connection to other Tweets under the same "hashphrase". Using the exact same hashphrase allows the masses to share their feelings on a particular subject.
In current lingo, it is called a Hashtag.
The idea is similar to "tagging" on FB, or labeling your emails - it's a way of filing something. So that either right now, or in the future you can search all of #bunkbeds and find every conversation filed under that hashtag.
In real time, it's so you can search in the twitterverse (universe of all tweets) for whomever is talking about that subject. The NASCAR race on Sunday was using it.
I've also seen news and political tweets use it in a sarcastic manner (#readmylips or #obamacare). You may also recall hearing a lot of the kids saying "winning" these days. They are copying the #winning tag that was at the end of several Charlie Sheen tweets.
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an example of its use:
smartass:
Tweet: My son ate prunes for dessert tonight. #diaperdutyforme
purposeful
Tweet: President Obama and Candidate Romney debate next month. #POTUSElection2012
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btw - when you verbalize #sillyquestion, it is spoken "Hashtag Silly Question". It's a way of showing your true feelings behind what you say, in a fun smartass kind of way. #internettourguide
:)
I think it's Twitter-ese for #whogivescrapwhatitmeans ;-p. I will never understand the allure of twitter. I don't want to know what anyone's doing bad enough to "follow" them and I'm sure no one cares about the minutiae of my boring life.
Not sure, but I think it is an "expletive"
A Twitter (hash)tag:
http://support.twitter.com/articles/49309-what-are-hashta...
thanks for the question A., and thanks dadonpurpose for the info.
that sounds so dumb to me.
it sounds even dumber to "sarcastically" throw it in there on fb or in normal conversation or texting.
dumb.
but i'm not a tweeter or whatever.
I wondered the same thing. Between symbols and acronyms.....I almost put internetslang.com as a bookmark just to read some posts. FML had me stumped until I googled it. YIKES!
#kudostodadonpurpose
I still like Sally R's explanation though :)
I've been seeing the same thing couple of months and I've often wondered the same thing. I hope someone here knows.
I think we're heading backwards to cavemen symbols, except they're online. I still think # means press pound when you are done.
It has something to do with Twitter, I think.
Great question, i'm not on Facebook but noticed it on TV lately and was wondering the same thing.
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