Hashtags are a way to "eavesdrop on conversations" rather than "having to follow long replies between users" (Zak, 2013) I like the anonymity of the ability to 'eavesdrop'! #addictiontoanonymity#CTL5015chat#whatarehashtags π
"While Twitter is public, and the default sociotechnical practice is to
make oneβs Twitter activity public, the majority of tweets reach a relatively
small audience, of less than 1000 people" (Kwak et al. 2010) #sets#nets yay! #CTL5015chat#morethanIthought
YouTube and Facebook are trying to stop the spread of the Tide Pod Challenge, a bizarre and dangerous online craze where teenagers eat laundry detergent packets on camera https://t.co/ZfK0WqSwVO