Rani Molla
I don't want to use hashtags
Nov 28, 2022 at 5:33pmWeb
Show threadRani MollaNov 28, 2022
Musk's Twitter might not want its misinformation experts, but other companies do https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/28/technology/twitter-misinformation-experts-hiring.html
Sympathy, and Job Offers, for Twitter’s Misinformation Experts

Seeing false and toxic information as a potentially expensive liability, companies in and outside the tech industry are angling to hire people who can keep it in check.

The New York Times
Show threadMyles HelfandNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla But imagine how the hashtags feel
Show threadRani MollaNov 28, 2022
@myhelfy they and QR codes can talk it out together
Show threadDuncan BabbageNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla what if instead of #hashtags we call them #SearchTags 🔎
Show threadRani MollaNov 28, 2022
@babbage what if we just searched the text?
Show threadSteven BodzinNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla @babbage there is no text search
Show threadMatt MaisonNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla I have always hated them, but they work great on here. I've found a lot of people that way.
Show threadSteven BodzinNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla in Soviet Internet, hashtags use you
Show threadJohn O'LaughlinNov 28, 2022
@ranimolla they seem like such a relic, hard to get over that