Twitter explained
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Twitter limits tweets to 140 characters to emulate text messaging constraints, with 20 characters reserved for the username, leaving 140 for the message. The hashtag symbol (#) allows people to search for tweets on common topics, such as searching #LOST to find tweets about the television show. Hashtags help group tweets by subject for easier searching.
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Twitter explained
- 2. 140 characters • Twitter uses 140 characters per tweet this because it originated from text messaging so 20 characters are reserved for the user name and the other 140 are left for the tweets.
- 3. The hash tag (#) • The reason twitter uses the # is because a hash tag is simply a way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic. For example, if you search on #LOST you'll get a list of tweets related to the TV show.