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tiredtoo

(2,949 posts) Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:17 PM Feb 2020

Twitter question

What is the significance of the @ symbol and the # symbol? thanks

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Twitter question (Original Post) tiredtoo Feb 2020 OP

# symbol represents a hashtag; @ symbol is used to signify the names of various accounts. Different Drummer Feb 2020 #1

@ links to username. Hash signifies a keyword or tag Roland99 Feb 2020 #2

The @ is like tagging someone mercuryblues Feb 2020 #3

Thanks for clearing this up for me. tiredtoo Feb 2020 #4

Different Drummer

(7,614 posts)

1. # symbol represents a hashtag; @ symbol is used to signify the names of various accounts.

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:22 PM

Feb 2020

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

2. @ links to username. Hash signifies a keyword or tag

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:22 PM

Feb 2020

Hash will be used to determine what’s trending

mercuryblues

(14,530 posts)

3. The @ is like tagging someone

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:26 PM

Feb 2020

when you use the # it is tagging a phrase.

@tiredtoo, lets go to the bar and #getbeers

Brands also watch to see who is talking about their product.

@tiredtoo, let go to the bar and drink a few #budweisers

tiredtoo

(2,949 posts)

4. Thanks for clearing this up for me.

Reply to tiredtoo (Original post)

Sat Feb 1, 2020, 10:36 PM

Feb 2020

I just posted to MSNBC on twitter and may have messed up a bit but they may get the message.

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