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> Yeah, IRC channels never existed. I think I lost a few IQ points on this article. Huh? Hashtags are only superficially related to IRC channels. For one, you
by tomjakubowski 11y ago
> Yeah, IRC channels never existed. I think I lost a few IQ points on this article.
Huh? Hashtags are only superficially related to IRC channels. For one, you don't need to be "joined" to a hashtag to see messages on it.
- merlincorey 11y agoI always liken them to reverse IRC channels.
- dingaling 11y agoPlus IRC channels existed in a bounded scope which kept them relevant to the interests of their participants. Twitter hashtags are global in scope which makes many of them useless due to dilution. I encountered a particular Twitter hashtag the other day: #fog Imagine every global reference to fog being tagged thus. It's a mess.