Social Media

Octothorpe or pound sign? Number sign? For musicians, the sharp symbol. To Unicode pros, it’s something called a “viewdata square.” To editors, the “insert-a-space” mark. Maybe a universal signal for a little Tic-Tac-Toe? Historically, all of the above. But ask any teenager weaned on social media, and they’re likely to say “hashtag.” Oh, #KidsTheseDays. #WhatTheHeckIsAHashtag? […]