Comments on: Why I Unfollow People Who Use Hashtags On Twitter

By: Dave Coustan

Dave Coustan — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 23:00:39 +0000

And with that, Misfist, you’re the last one in. I don’t think it’s all that funny that permalinks appear as the # symbol – where they appear isn’t a string of speech. They’re interface elements. Nowhere did I indicate that I hate the symbol; I don’t like its use in Twitter.

More updated thoughts over here: http://blog.extraface.com/2011/03/20/i-get-older-the-blog-entries-stay-the-same-age/ . Comments over here are now closed.

By: Misfist

Misfist — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:03:35 +0000

Personally, I don’t think this topic is worth expending so much energy over. But, I do find it funny that your permalinks appear as # (the symbol formerly known as “pound”).

By: Daniel "Diggler" Pro

Daniel "Diggler" Pro — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:24:57 +0000

hashtags can get annoying, but the benefit of reaching a larger audience or targeting your message to an audience who cares is priceless. http://apt2labs.com/2011/03/16/hashtags-secret-twitter-tool/

By: Banksy77

Banksy77 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:16:24 +0000

Ya, I totally agree that hashtags are annoying. You guys seen this?
http://openletterlog.com/letters/An-Open-Letter-to-Twitter-Hashtags-and-the-People-that-Use-Them

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By: Ricardo Stuven

Ricardo Stuven — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:01:16 +0000

I’ve just made a Google Chrome extension to remove the hash sign from hashtags:
https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/kppehmkjdidgjicjkhlelnnahhkldgek/

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By: junebug

junebug — Wed, 12 May 2010 22:47:45 +0000

Seriously? You unfollow, or unfriend, people who use hash tags? What if I am looking for people in my small little area? I have done searches for keywords, but hash tags are the easiest.

I’m not saying that we should hash every single word in the twitter update, but still… you dont have to be so whiny over an useful tool.