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Post by wildojinx on Jan 29, 2013 8:12:24 GMT -5
,,can someone explain what the terms "trending" and the hashtag stuff means exactly?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Jan 29, 2013 8:19:43 GMT -5
The hashtag stuff, I think, is how you link your tweet to the mass dialogue based on that subject. Trending comes about when the mass dialogue is excessively large, usually based on something happening at that very moment.
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Post by Joker on Jan 29, 2013 8:34:21 GMT -5
Did not expect #Cena to win the rumble.
If that was a tweet the hashtag in front of Cena means you can easily search for others dicussing that topic, whilst a trend is something that is capturing a large audience.
So for example if Spielberg is trending it means a lot of people are talking about Spielberg.
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Post by Hurbster on Jan 30, 2013 2:19:15 GMT -5
I've always wondered what that hashtag stuff meant.
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Post by Glitch on Jan 30, 2013 2:23:56 GMT -5
I keep up with the site by using my twittah machine.
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Post by A Platypus Rave is Correct on Jan 30, 2013 4:02:09 GMT -5
as stated a hashtag is a topic.
something is trending when there is a great influx of people using that topic.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Jan 30, 2013 10:58:04 GMT -5
Glad to see I'm not the only holdout that doesn't use Twitter.
(Don't have a smartphone, so it's pointless)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2013 12:22:13 GMT -5
Glad to see I'm not the only holdout that doesn't use Twitter. (Don't have a smartphone, so it's pointless) I don't have a smartphone either, but I still use Twitter. That being said - as someone who uses Twitter a lot - I find it pretty pointless if you're not actively trying to network or something. Like people who just use it to tweet stuff like, "Line for coffee is really long today. #WTFStarbucks" - that just seems silly to me, but I've found it useful in making contacts for various creative endeavors and stuff like that. Regarding trending though, I think 'trending' on Twitter is kind of meaningless, beyond it being social media I mean. What's 'trending' changes so much it can't be of use to anyone. "Oh - we were trending on Twitter...for like 45 seconds, then #cuttingforbiber took our spot" |
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