Entry #7 The Hashtag

After reading multiple articles about the hashtag, the use of the sign (#) is a very popular sign used in today's world. It has multiple uses whether it is used to display as a number sign or to use it as a connection to people on social media with similar likings.          

       It is interesting to think that before the use of social media there was not a whole lot of purpose for the pound symbol (#). The word Hashtag Activism was created. The basics of this word allow people to connect over the internet through any social media platform. It has moved into a cultural phenomenon as of recent from the widespread usage across the world. The use of a hashtag will put you in a digital space with similar liked people. For example, if you used the hashtag, #relationship or #fyp. These will put you in the same space where every other person who uses that exact hashtag.

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    I personally do not use hashtags. I'll use them occasionally when I'm messing around talking to my friends; however, I do not use them on actual social media and bring them out into the public. They do not affect me as much as others, but I do see them being used throughout the online world. It is definitely in more people's vocabulary then others.

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Hashtags are used to connect with others around the world. It is hard to believe that before today's day in age the hashtag had basically no use until people started using it within social media. While for some people it is not used while others use it in their daily life to represent themselves to others on the internet.