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Slashtag

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Slashtags are a set of short community-created conventions for attributing information on Twitter, also called microsyntax. They are designed to be succinct and provide an easy way to provide metadata about a tweet, especially when "retweeting".

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History

Slashtags were introduced by Chris Messina and given their moniker by Chris Blow.

Usage

A slashtag is preceded by the "/" character (called a slasher). It is stated that after the initial slash, the slasher is not required for subsequent slashtags. Slashtags normally appear at the end of a tweet.

Current slashtags

  • by
  • cc, for, tip
  • thx, ty
  • hat tip, ht, via
  • oh

    • Examples

    These are example tweets with fictitious Twitter usernames to show how to use Slashtags.

  • Here is something I think everyone would find useful: <URL> /cc @someInterestedParty
  • Something someone else said. /by @thePersonWhoSaidIt
  • RT @OriginalSource Retweeted text. /via @3rdPartyYouHeardItFrom
  • I stand corrected. The info you want is here <URL> /thx @PersonWhoInformedYou

    • References

    Slashtag Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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