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Octothorpes: Hashtags for the Open Internet


View Options Hashtags for the Open Internet Octothorpes are hashtags and backlinks that can be used anywhere on the web, linking urls and resources across a network of domains. How to Octothorpe - Register with an Octothorpes Ring - Create Hashtags on your site.

Octothorpes frees the fun and utility of hashtags from the confines of commercial platforms and individual domains. Octothorpe servers expand on web rings and blog rolls, acting as feeds and search engines that small communities can easily own and manage. That tells the Octothorpe server that you endorse links originating from the specified URL, and they’ll be registered as backlinks.

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