While most hashtag users are totally fine (and I know lots of people who use them), I offer you some proof. Sadly, there appears to be somewhat of a correlation between their use and stupid people. The idea, the comments people post, and the nearly daily digging these things burrow into our lives. Please, no offense meant to any of you who use Twitter and hashtags. I am sure you can find some in this blog, maybe this post (and I edit before I hit "Publish"). Typos and ironic, idiotic comments happen. Please, just do the world a favor and check before you post. While I have yet to embark on this particular cyber adventure, if that is your thing.go for it. I will preface my following statements with this disclaimer: I hold no judgement against anyone who uses hashtags and Twitter. Today we see this symbol more often with hashtagging and Twitter. Octothorpe wanted to make his name famous.
Such as the idea that a man named Charles B. Many other rumors abound in how this word came to be, yet none of them are all that reliable. For more info from World Wide Words, go here. This word has yet to become internationally official, and was believed to be a joke among engineers at Bell Labs in the 1960's. I dug up some little-known octothorp facts. Great information, but not enough for a blog. octo-thorpe: of unknown origin from the eight points on its circumference.Īlso, the first known use of the word is believed to be in 1971.Īn octothorp.
According to Octothorp has two definitions:Ģ. Octothorp apparently has two spellings: as I have been using until now and the spelling octothopre.
More on hashtags - and my personal opinion on them - later. It has gone by this official name, the pound sign (or key), the number sign, crosshatch, tic-tac-toe, and thanks to Twitter, the hashtag. I hope I do not take such long breaks in the future! My schedule has changed and I have not been able to keep up with blogging, until today. Real Fact #433: The pound sign, or #, is called an octothorp.įirst, I would like to apologize for not writing in nearly a month.
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