How the Hashtag Became a Worldwide Phenomenon(forbes.com)
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How the Hashtag Became a Worldwide Phenomenon
http://www.forbes.com/sites/samanthasharf/2013/11/07/the-secret-behind-twitters-ipo-how-the-hashtag-became-a-worldwide-phenomenon/
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Hm. No mention of the obvious IRC connection.
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.
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