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#HappyBirthday: Quintessential Twitter Feature Turns 10

Originally envisioned as a method of organization, the hashtag has gone from an obscure idea to an indelible part of our communication landscape.
Ten years ago today Chris Messina posted the first hashtag on Twitter: How do you feel about using # (pound) for groups. As in #barcamp [msg]?

The hashtag is 10! Yes, the symbol that started out as the lowly "number sign" or "pound" on the telephone keypad and later morphed into something entirely different is 10 years old today. And it has accomplished quite a lot. In fact, it's hard to imagine modern communication without it.

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