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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it dates back to C? And # is used as includes / other first compiler steps? And the hashtag on twitter is a reference to this.
by frostwhale 9y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong, but it dates back to C? And # is used as includes / other first compiler steps? And the hashtag on twitter is a reference to this.
- corrigible 9y agoI was under the impression that it was popularized by IRC #channels
- kardos 9y agoI thought it was to make keyword searches work on twitter
- cmrdporcupine 9y agoSure but that notation looks obviously inspired by IRC to me.
- fernandotakai 9y agowhen i started using twitter back in 2008, that's how it felt to me -- that # tags were basically irc rooms and twitter itself was just a big async irc
- reitanqild 9y agoTwitter hashtags has obvious similarities and differences to IRC channels. However I have a strong feeling that I modified/used hashtags (as tagging, not as a channel) back in 2005/6. I think I got the idea from another system (probably some early wiki) but I'm unable to recall now.
- galdosdi 9y agoI doubt that. The meaning of # in C does my resemble hashtags at all. I would guess it was inspired by IRC, the first popular chat system, dating back to the 70s or 80s, which uses channels named with the hashmark and which are often named after the conversation topic
- galdosdi 9y agoEdit: the meaning of # in C does not resemble hashtags at all. Typo.
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- Scown 9y agoAn early Twitter user suggested using hashtags, think he's generally credited with it: http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/08/25/groups-for-twitter-or-a-proposal-for-twitter-tag-channels/ http://factoryjoe.com/blog/2007/08/25/groups-for-twitter-or-...
- Terretta 9y agoDon’t forget HTML fragment identifier: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier#Basics https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragment_identifier#Basics #Basics