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Tumblr Announces @Mentions for Users

Popular microblogging platform Tumblr announced on Tuesday users will be able to directly mention others on the site, reports Mashable, a feature many Tumblr enthusiasts have requested. The Yahoo-owned platform’s change will make Tumblr more of a social network.

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Here’s how it works: When inside a Tumblr post, simply type the “@” symbol before someone’s username to tag the person. Tumblr reports these notifications will now appear for others both in-stream on the main Dashboard as

well as on the “Activity” page, where users can see things like follows, likes, and reblogs, among other things, according to TechCrunch
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Originally popularized by Twitter, the @ mention feature has been adopted by Facebook, Instagram and, most recently, LinkedIn. Users can utilize hashtags on Tumblr as well.

 

 

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