Does # on FB mean anything?

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Mirah
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Does # on FB mean anything?

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Is a hashtag on FB the same as on Twitter? Why do people use # on FB? I used one once and then decided not to. Last year one of my friends kept taking pictures of her child on 1st day of school etc and used a # for it-it seems that strangers then could see these pictures.

IT MAKES ME UNCOMFORTABLE, BUT NOT THE KIND OF UNCOMFORTABLE WHEN I CAN'T POOP.

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It means nothing.
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Many people sync up their Twitter account to Facebook, so that when they make a tweet it also gets posted to Facebook. (Or maybe the other way around, I don't do it so I wouldn't know first-hand)

The one useful thing about it (I guess) is that Facebook can do searches by hashtag like Twitter does.
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I don't do the #.
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I will get # tatooed on my ass.
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That seems unwise.
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Asstag.
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Indeed.
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I use them want I want to be ironic about people using them. But I doubt anyone notices.

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#OhCanada
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#Canadaisbetterthen2frendlybees
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Two friendly bees are hard to beat!
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They sure are!

#can'tbeatthosefriendlybees
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#damnlatetothepartyagain
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#betterlatethennever
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