#HistoryOfHashtags

HISTORY OF HASHTAGS: THE VIDEO

By Megan Wylie & Anjali Patel

#LazyRules

WHAT IT MEANS: 

Lazy Rules is a common hashtag used to describe problems that affect people who are “lazy.”

ORIGIN: 

Lazy Rules becamse popular not because any reference but because of the common theme that many people can relate to and therefore find humorous.

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#LiesPeopleTell

WHAT IT MEANS: 

The hashtag refers to common lies, usually white lies, that people tell each other.

ORIGIN: 

The hashtag was used by many different people as a reference to frequently told and usually harmless lies. It is usually one of the top trending references due to the humorous possibilities.

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#ThreeWordsToLiveBy

WHAT IT MEANS: 

This refers to a “you only live once” theme including three words one should live by.

ORIGIN: 

The hashtag gained popularity after being publicized in a twitter ad online and then became the third most used hashtag of 2011.

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#IfIWasJustinBieber

WHAT IT MEANS: 

A humorous hypothetical saying personifying teen pop star Justin Bieber.

ORIGIN: 

This became popular along with the rise of teen idol, Justin Bieber. In 2012, it became one of the most trending hashtag and was described as “Things one would do or say if they were Justin Bieber.”

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#WhatIMissMost

WHAT IT MEANS: 

What I miss most is used as a hashtag to depict a sense of nostalgia.

ORIGIN: 

Though like many internet slang, it is unclear when it first originated, it became one of the ten most used hashtags of 2012 according to Yahoo news.

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#GetMeOut

WHAT IT MEANS: 

Get me out, like the way it sounds, refers to a phrase used a lot in twitter to express when one is in an unpleasant situation and wishes to leave.

ORIGIN: 

The hashtag rose to fame in 2012 after comedians like BJ Novak and Mindy Kalling used it to describe awkward situations and a large workload.

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