Raise Your 'Hashflags': Twitter Reintroduces World Cup Hashtags

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Raise Your 'Hashflags': Twitter Reintroduces World Cup Hashtags
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The hashflag has returned in all its emoji (http://mashable.com/category/emoji/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss) glory.

An instant hit during the 2010 World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Twitter an**unced (https://blog.twitter.com/2014/gearing-up-for-all-things-worldcup) on Tuesday the return of national hashflags, which will surely add a little national pride and color to tweets throughout the 2014 tournament

See also: 32 Outstanding World Cup Names (and How to Pro**unce Them) (http://mashable.com/2014/06/04/world-cup-best-names/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)


A "hashflag" is exactly what it sounds like: a hashtag flag

Throughout the World Cup, when fans tweet a "#" followed by their country's three-letter abbreviation, a flag will appear in the tweet. For instance, if you're rooting for Brazil, you would tweet "#BRA" prompting the Brazilian flag to show up Read more... (http://mashable.com/2014/06/10/world-cup-twitter-hashflags/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)

More about Twitter (http://mashable.com/category/twitter/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Country (http://mashable.com/category/country/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), Hashtags (http://mashable.com/category/hashtags/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), World Cup (http://mashable.com/category/world-cup/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss), and Social Media (http://mashable.com/social-media/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss)http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/yOTxK-H1Eh8