Hashtag as a message? The role and functions of hashtags on Twitter

Karolina Adamska

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The article presents hashtags as a new communication model. The author explains what hashtag is and what its functions are. She gives examples of hashtag application – both disadvantages and advantages. Furthermore, she describes the importance of hashtags in international and intercultural communication and also shows its categories. In the article you can also find many examples of the use of hashtags in communication.

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hashtag, Twitter, Internet, communication, new media, social media