Am I the only one who doesn't understand hashtags? I get them on Twitter...but why do people use them on Facebook? Someone please explain this to me 
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I think when people started seeing the statuses on FB that were actually posted through twitter with them they just became trendy. That and I'm sure alot of FB users didn't realize that the posts were from another site/app and just figured it was the new FB thing to do. lol
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When you get an explanation, share it with me. I don't get them either, -especially- when they're used on FB!
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@Bao: You aren't the only one, I don't really get it either
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Hashtags were originally so you could easily find tweets on the sane subject...but now they are just silly trendy things. They are useless on Facebook, but are handy on Instagram I feel.
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I don't tweet, so I don't get it.
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@artbee: I don't tweet either lol
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I don't get it on FB, either.
I think for celebrities they use some kind of app that posts on both twitter and on FB at the same time, so maybe we see hashtags because they are also posting twitter.
I think it is weird when a friend does it and they don't even have twitter account.
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Yeah, people seem to just use them for kicks... I've seen them in blogs, too, which obviously don't use hashtags. They seem like a way to be a bit sarcastic or funny without having to spell out 'I am being sarcastic or funny!'
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I dont use twitter and rarely use facebook but I occasionally use hashtags when texting friends (or I may have done so on here)....normally for reasons @MrsDragon: mentioned. It is easier to write #wifefail than "I failed at my wifely duties"
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It's like a clue to infer the tone from the snippet. It's like an emotional recap, either the hidden subtext or obvious meaning you want to come across with that statement. It also categorizes your statement in case people are doing a search for related topics.
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It's totally a trendy thing now. One of my friends has long hash tags for Instagram (ex: she posts a picture of her delicious dinner and then has #ionlyworkoutsoicaneat #oksoidontreallyworkout as hash tags. Obviously, they aren't even real hash tags). So they don't even mean anything anymore.
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I don't know what they are used for at all in general on social media. If your being sarcastic or something, why does one need to add a hashtag?
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@Bao: the middle of this article has a good explanation!
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@mrbee: lol how are you awake right now?
thanks for the article, I will read it now!
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@Bao: Charlie has a cough so he woke himself up alas...
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@mrbee: oh bummer
well hopefully he feels better soon!
well hopefully he feels better soon!
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