What does the Term "Hash Tag mean?

Do not get me started

 why is every thing an ISM or an OLIGY 

A Hash Tag is used in Twitter land 

As you say TF, the language is morphing faster than we can keep up with it.

The hashtag enables the message (Tweet/Instagram image etc.) to be searched by category, for example, if you wanted to enable your post to be found by those interested in taking their dogs away in their caravan you would end your message with #caravan #dogs then it would pop up in a list of posts when those words are entered into the search box.

Thanks bandgirl- that helps me too #grateful. !

Simple answer to the radio thing, TF......listen to 6 Music instead.......far, far superior to the dumbed-down beyond recognition Radio 2

Simple answer to the radio thing, TF......listen to 6 Music instead.......far, far superior to the dumbed-down beyond recognition Radio 2

Ah yes, a breath of fresh air, I love 6 music, but still switch over for pop master

"hash" is a term used in the northern part of the American continent.  The correct word in the English language is Octothorpe.  [and before anyone ponders the origin - No, it is not a village in Yorkshire!]

bandgirl, thanks but that really didn't help me because I think that I'd worked most of that out. Its the use of the term in normal speak          ( Conversation) that I don't understand.  People use it now almost as a punctuation mark. They will say " Oh she's one of the hashtag  ..... people", or something like that. I don't think they were necessarily being rude, just using the term in a descriptive way? or....?

As I say its all beyond me.

TF

ian & byron, Where do I find 6 music?  A quick scan didnt pick it up. Totally agree that radio 2 has now dumbed down so far as to be not worth bothering about. - Only Ken Bruce seems sensible!

TF