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How the Hashtag Became a Worldwide Phenomenon (forbes.com)
5 points by youshaei 4599 days ago
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tokenrove 4599 days ago
Hm. No mention of the obvious IRC connection.
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jackhammons 4599 days ago
It's interesting that we live in an era where a microblogging website with no innate value can be worth more than the most popular professional social network with paying members.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/markrogowsky/2013/11/08/twitter-...

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