Oh yeah, the # for a topic

And when lots of people start using it, it becomes a trend (which means you should stop using it) and then everyone starts to use it for all sorts of rubbish and spam. Did these things just evolve or did Twitter PLC come up with it right from the start?

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 3rd 2009 at 09:40:41

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This is just a transparent attempt to get on Top Gear, isn't it? (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:11:08
- Bit of leg twitching there (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:32:47
- Frankly, I'm a little disappointed in PA (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:25:37
  - me too, (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 3, 09:36:22
  - I hope he doesn't get a stiffy in that tight suit with those young fillies trying to (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:27:43
    - ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 3, 09:31:24
  - tweet him and register your displeasure (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:27:03
    - I don't actually know how to tweet at people (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:30:50
      - Nor do I - I cocked up one this morning which I intended for the oneandother page, it (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:34:37
        
        It obviously takes some practice - I'll give it a go sometime (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:37:28
        
        If you want somethnig to come up on the oneandother thing (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:35:47
        
        Oh yeah, the # for a topic (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:40:41
        
        I haven't got a # key on my keyboard. (I C and Veed that one). (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:41:53
        
        oh - does that apply to everything? I don't have to do @#oneandother? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:37:31
        
        no - if you want it to appear in the category you do the # (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:39:33
        
        was there a #wotb for friday's following/crossover fun? (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Aug 3, 09:41:54
        
        no I just did a #followfirday (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:44:05
        
        ahhh so #oneandother isn't a twatter, it's a category? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:40:32
        
        yes (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:45:13
        
        That's right: @something is a person, #something is a subject tag. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:43:51
        
        How dod I do that? (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:48:41
        
        Depends what you use to read twats. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:51:49
        
        twhirl lets you manage multiple twitters too (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:53:36
        
        there was a notts county on e on waghorn the other day (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:46:16
        
        Yes, those bastards stole #ncfc (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:47:15
        
        And isn't there something called twibes? (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 3, 09:46:16
        
        believe so (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:53:15
        
        Never hared of that, but it doesn't surprise me. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:47:47
        
        @s for twats hashtags for topics (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:36:55
      - Yeah, just put an @ in front of thier name, and thier twitreader thing will pick it up (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:34:20
      - just the @twat feature (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:33:35
  - I heard he is the Stug. like, really. (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 3, 09:26:33
- It will be on won't it? Some researcher will dig out footage and it'll be on. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:11:44
  - Someone could at least heckle him. If we were better organised, we could have gone down m (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:12:55
    - Get down now, there must be some WOTB'ers within 30 mins of there! (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Aug 3, 09:14:08
    - I'd have done spratts at him. Bets on timing of first foot shuffle or armswop? 22mins for (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:13:40
      - 14 mins now, will be starting to feel it in the ole plates. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:14:40
        
        he just done a wobble, I think he's going to faint (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:15:31
        
        A mob approaches... (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:16:21
        
        'first celebrity plinther' (n/m) (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:22:35
        
        I wonder where he got the The Stig outfit. (n/m) (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:25:25
        
        Bristol (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:25:46
        
        definite sway then (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:15:22
        
        He still hasn't moved! mental! (n/m) (General Chat) - shoddy, Aug 3, 09:22:48
        
        I wonder if he practised an hour (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:25:33
        
        He's got fillies waving at him now. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Aug 3, 09:27:39
        
        Mental! You're physics! I just done fillies as well. (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:28:25
        
        I blame the ifoon (General Chat) - camcan, Aug 3, 09:29:36
      - me (n/m) (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Aug 3, 09:14:04

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