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Earlier this week, Twitter celebrated the 14th anniversary of the hashtag, a day it otherwise called #HashtagDay.The idea of the hashtag as a way to organize tweets and posts online was born on August 23, 2007, US time, when American blogger @chrismessina tweeted #barcamp. He asked Twitter users how they felt about using what was then more popularly known as the pound. Messina campaigned for its use, with some adopters of the idea using it to make it easy to search for grouped content, growing from there. In a 2009 article, the New York Times wrote, "Many conferences, for example, announce the so-called hash tag at the start of the event so attendees can mark all their posts the same way and people can search Twitter for everything written on the conference." Funnily enough, Twitter had not been the most supportive at the start. The Times also quoted Messina saying back then: “I begged and pleaded for them to support this feature, and they said, ‘No, it’s only for nerds, no one will get it.'" Eventually, Twitter warmed up to the idea, and started hyperlinking hashtags to make them more user-friendly. "Over the past 14 years, has evolved…

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Twitter is experimenting with a way to make it easier to find Spaces that you might be interested in. Some users on iOS or Android will now see if someone they follow is listening in on a Space right at the top of their timelines, according to the Spaces Twitter account. Twitter has already been surfacing Spaces in that top bar (where you might have also seen Fleets before Twitter shut them down), but previously, it only showed Spaces from people you follow who were hosting the social audio rooms. Now, though, you might also see when somebody you follow is tuning into one. we’re experimenting with ways to help you discover more Spaces. for some of you on iOS and android, if someone you follow is listening to a Space, you’ll see it at the top of your tl.you can control who can see your listening activity in your settings.send us your thoughts! pic.twitter.com/8fbEZUMvM7— Spaces (@TwitterSpaces) August 24, 2021 If you don’t want your followers to know what Spaces you’re attending, you can turn that off by navigating to the “Settings and privacy” menu, then “Privacy and safety,” and then toggling off the option to “allow followers to see…

Getty Images https://images.daznservices.com/di/library/sporting_news/43/c6/joeychestnut063019gettyftr_1jcdp9qtsuefs15kiab8c7svtf.jpg?t=-1431615893&w=500&quality=80 Joey Chestnut is the undisputed hot dog-eating champion of the world ... a title that could be costing him hours of his life at a time, according to a recent food nutrition study. According to findings released this week in the Nature journal (via The New York Post), one beef hot dog on a bun costs whoever eats it 36 minutes off their life, “largely due to the detrimental effect of processed meat.” Chestnut has eaten no fewer than 52 hot dogs in any Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contests since 2006. His lowest recorded number of hot dogs eaten in the competition, 32, came in 2005. The information comes from researchers at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Their study places foods in a "health nutritional index," essentially ranking them by minutes gained or lost upon ingestion. The study ranked foods that ranged from 74 minutes lost, to 80 gained.MORE: Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest results: Who won the hot dog competition in 2021? “Previous studies investigating healthy or sustainable diets have often reduced their findings to a discussion of plant-based versus animal-based foods, with the latter stigmatized as the least nutritious and sustainable,” the…

As the Taliban consolidates control over Afghanistan, the debate over whether its accounts should be allowed on social media platforms has intensified. "BREAKING: Twitter has suspended the account of Afghanistan’s elected President… And have allowed the Taliban to keep their accounts. Can’t make this up," reads the text of an Aug. 19 Instagram post. The Instagram post is a screenshot of a tweet by conservative activist Ryan Fournier. The post was flagged as part of Facebook’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed. Instagram is owned by Facebook. (Read more about our partnership with Facebook.) In the wake of the U.S. military’s withdrawal, the Taliban has beaten back the Afghan government as the two fight for power over the country. As the situation unfolded, a new Afghan president rose to power, and Twitter suspended two government accounts. Afghanistan’s new president Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani fled to the United Arab Emirates as the Taliban closed in on Kabul on Aug. 15, according to CNN. Two days later, Afghanistan’s First Vice President ​​Amrullah Saleh declared himself the "caretaker," or acting, president. "As per the constitution of Afghanistan, in absence, escape, resignation or death of the President the FVP…

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Warriors Warriors One of the many things synonymous with NBA superstar Kevin Durant is Twitter.  Durant is one of the most outspoken players in all of sports and constantly interacts with fans online.  Sometimes from multiple accounts.  After joining the Warriors -- in what fans around the league still believe to be a controversial move to this day -- Durant was seemingly caught using a burner (secret) Twitter account in reply to outspoken fans.  The conspiracy quickly picked up steam, and it later was confirmed by Durant himself that he in fact had multiple burner accounts.  "I still have burners that I use for sure," Durant said on Alex Rodriguez's "The Corp" podcast last year. "I have a burner Twitter account still. When people use that burner thing against me they only thought I was on there just to talk s--t. I was really indulging in a lot of different communities on my burners. When I deleted it, I was like ‘These people really made me delete what I enjoy, which is my burner account.’ So, I got another one." Fast forward to today, and Durant continues to defend his use of burner accounts. In a Bleacher Report interview with former Warriors teammate Draymond…

Twitter is working to make Spaces more discoverable. On Wednesday, the company announced an update to its API v2 that will allow developers to search for live and scheduled Spaces using criteria like user IDs and keywords. “With the Spaces lookup and Spaces search endpoints, we hope to enable developers to build tools and solutions that help people on (and off) Twitter find interesting and relevant Spaces more easily,” the company said in a blog post. As The Verge points out, it sounds like the new API functionality won’t allow third-party apps to let you host and listen to Spaces outside of the main app, but what will do is help make the audio rooms easier to find. After opening up the app to more of its users in May, Twitter has been quick to iterate on the app, adding features like support for co-hosting and voice manipulation. Clearly the company sees Spaces as an important part of its future. All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission.