Facebook reportedly adding hashtag support

[jamescv7]

A new report claims Facebook developers are working to incorporate the social networking website staple of hashtags, which have largely been made famous by Twitter, into its own service. Those familiar with the matter are unaware of how long exactly the Palo Alto-based company have been building the functionality, but the feature is unlikely to be released imminently.

If implemented, the element would allow fast indexing of conversations built around topics, as on Twitter. The move ties in with Facebook's effort to become the "best personalised newspaper," recently unveiling new search features and a total redesign of the News Feed.

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[McLovin]

Personally this is what makes companies go bust. Their trying to be like each other and when both sites are like each other what's the point of signing up to them?