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Hashtag, czyli komunikat? Rola i funkcje hashtagów na Twitterze
Hashtag as a message? The role and functions of hashtags on Twitter

Author(s): Karolina Adamska
Subject(s): Media studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Wydawnictwo Wydziału Dziennikarstwa, Informacji i Bibliologii Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: hashtag; Twitter; Internet; communication; new media; social media

Summary/Abstract: 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 fi nd many examples of the use of hashtags in communication.

  • Issue Year: 62/2015
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 61-70
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish