> I don't seem to remember that. Where was that used? The closest I can think is email, which is where I thought Twitter borrowed it.
IRC, chat rooms, web forums. Pretty much any sort of group social arena.
The symbol lends itself to the usage, not vice versa. That's like asking "why do people use quotation marks around quotes"; because that's its intention.
IRC, chat rooms, web forums. Pretty much any sort of group social arena.
The symbol lends itself to the usage, not vice versa. That's like asking "why do people use quotation marks around quotes"; because that's its intention.