Re: USF4 changes!
- From: Stephen Scheidel <gieroadsteve@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: cpt-fgc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 22:05:09 +0200
Hashtags were popularized to replace alphabetical indexing therefore
forcing people to rely on store clerk's in book shops to find what
they are looking for in an attempt to bring back meaning to the noble
profession of book selling.
On 27/08/2014, sameegh jardine <sameegh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Twitter is where it was popularised.
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> Many social web sites have since adopted the idea though.
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> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Nicholas Robertson-Muir
> <nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
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>> Thanks.
>> That about clears it up.
>> So if I understand correctly, it basically "tags" a word for instant
>> indexing.
>>
>> The irl versions are then considered as irony.
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>> Where would one f8nd the most "hashtag" use then, Twitter?
>> On 27 Aug 2014 19:33, "Ilitirit Sama" <ilitirit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>> It's a method of annotating messages on some social media sites with
>>> metadata. For example, I can post the message
>>> "Mishimas = WIN #tekken #imba"
>>>
>>> Then when anyone searches for the hashtags #tekken or #imba, my message
>>> will appear in the search results. It's also used to monitor trends, or
>>> the zeitgeist of the internet. As more people use a particular hashtag
>>> ("Gonna vote for #Juju!"), they will appear higher in trend lists.
>>> (twitter trends for Cape Town: http://trendsmap.com/local/za/cape+town)
>>>
>>> Elsewhere they are mostly a crutch for the inarticulate. Poor man's
>>> vocab, if you will. Can also be used to look deceptively hip (read:
>>> trite). "Hmm... morning coffee at Origin #bliss"
>>>
>>> They can however in other contexts be used reasonably sensibly to convey
>>> humour or emotion.
>>>
>>> eg. Labelling a photo of yourself from the Twilight Run next to a guy
>>> dressed like a pair of scissors "#YOLO"
>>>
>>>
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>>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Nicholas Robertson-Muir <
>>> nicmuir@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You could get Paas to weaponise this flu of mine instead.
>>>> I've been in bed for 4 days now.
>>>>
>>>> On the upside... now at One Piece episode 594.
>>>>
>>>> What is the whole # thing about anyway?
>>>> Pardon my dis-interest.
>>>>
>>>> ...and Chopper is awesome.
>>>> ...just saying.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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