"Hashtags only work on Twitter. Now you know."
"What is this? Twitter?"
These are some of the kinder responses I have seen to people using hashtags on Facebook. Using a hashtag on Facebook doesn't seem like a huge deal...No one ever died over it! Although, people feel the need to remind and point out how Twitter is a completely different website with its own quirks and perks. Using a hashtag on Twitter always people to find tweets from other people about the same subject. Its a cool categorization system if you asked me.
The main reason that I like hashtags is that it allows the poster to convey an emotion or idea which leaves less room for misinterpretation. The social networking sites and texting a like have suffered from lacking the ability to really convey emotion or context due to the concise writing. The hashtag eliminates this by allowing you to throw a hashtag in there, which is the primary use of them. In fact, its because of this that I wish that people on Facebook would use them more often.
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