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My Common Hash Tags and Codes

I get asked "what does this or that tag or code mean about 10 times a day." So I figured it was time to set the common ones in print, and save me some keystrokes.  This is just a start. I will be adding more soon. If I've left out anything obvious that I use

About the BL Code

 

What is the BL code?

A proposed Message Code for Twitter and any social network.

The BL code means "broken link." It tells someone that a link they sent out was defective.

Geekly speaking, it should be "resource," but I won't get into why. I think the average Twitter user can remember,

#FF Hashtag

 
What is the #FF Hashtag?

It's just a much shorter version of the familiar #followFriday hashtag seen far too often on Twitter (and now other social networks, as well).  And as I will explain below, it's also a tag that denotes a ritual behavior that has serious issues and could really benefit from a

When Your Twitter Account Gets Hacked

If your Twitter name is suddenly tweeting spam or sending DM spam, your account has been compromised in some way. 

This is usually due to your having authorized some unscrupulous App vendor, either by entering your password, or simply  "allowing" it to connect to your account via Twitter's oAuth system.

The Fix

  • Change your password immediately.
  • Go to Twitter.com
  • The new Twitter retweets: be afraid.

    The new Twitter retweet system has been unleashed, and it's a classic example of taking something that worked, and breaking it. Rather than simplify something most regular Twitter users understood and used rather creatively, they have now created a hybrid pastiche of behaviors where retweets will mean different things to different people, depending on how

    Shortening Your Twitter Name

    Social networks are here to stay, and so is your Twitter name. While it’s too early to say how social media is going to evolve, I am betting that Twitter names will become most people’s key public identity for many years to come, if not forever. That’s one reason I try to use “Shoq” wherever

    About MT Signal

    What is the MT signal?

    It's a new gesturing signal, suggested to me, and then enlarged by me to mean that some Twitter update is a  "Modified Tweet." It is meant to expand and compliment the more traditional Retweet (or RT) gesture, which is probably the most familiar symbol

    Shoq’s Tips

    This is an index page, pointing to older pages that have not yet been moved to this blog. They will be, as I have time to get around to another project.

    Twitter Tips

    The #P2 Tag

    What Is The #p2 Tag?

    #p2 is a "hashtag," or a marker that identifies a text message posted on social media networks such as Twitter.com, Identi.ca, Facebook, and others. Click here for an introduction to hashtags.

    The #p2 tag is a multi-organizational effort to standardize on a single clearinghouse "umbrella tag" which will be used