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title: "CNN: The Twitter Hashtag Turns 10 Years Old"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/1ec67adf-ee25-42f2-8178-3290ee62a674
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cnn-the-twitter-hashtag-turns-10-years-old-2703849
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2017-08-24T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:12:01.491Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/be4de8ebd646516a13eced4d13d4d00a6285.jpg
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# CNN: The Twitter Hashtag Turns 10 Years Old

**TL;DR:** The Twitter hashtag has turned 10 years old, originating from Chris Messina's 2007 tweet to track trends and create group conversations. Coolgreens is considering Tulsa for one of its first franchised locations outside of Oklahoma City.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-08-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cnn-the-twitter-hashtag-turns-10-years-old-2703849).*

## Story

The popular hashtag character (#) first used on Twitter has turned ten years old. According to a recent CNN article, Chris Messina sent his first tweet with a hashtag in 2007 to get feedback from followers on using the symbol to track trends and create group conversations. The idea came from Internet Relay Chat, a popular chat room software, where the pound sign was used to join different channels. It received mixed feedback to start but took off when Messina had his friend use a hashtag to track posts about a wildfire in San Diego.

Now when the hashtag is placed in front of a word on the platform, it will link to the larger conversation with all tweets including the same hashtag. This week, millions of users shared their experiences with #SolarEclipse2017 and #PhoenixRally for President Trump’s rally in Arizona. Other social platforms like Facebook and Instagram have also adopted the feature.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Facebook (company)
- Twitter (company)
- Instagram (company)
- Tulsa (location)
- social media trends (topic)
- hashtag anniversary (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cnn-the-twitter-hashtag-turns-10-years-old-2703849). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/1ec67adf-ee25-42f2-8178-3290ee62a674).