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Twitter has a special place reserved for all those who came #HomeToVote
Globally significant hashtag’s are given special place in their HQ.
LAST WEEK’S MARRIAGE referendum captured the hearts and minds of people all around the globe, thanks in part to social media.
The #HomeToVote feed became one of the defining moments, with hundreds of Irish emigrants returning from far-flung places to vote.
The hashtag was mentioned over 72,000 times over the course of 24 hours, and was talked about the world over:
Twitter Dublin / Twitter
Twitter Dublin / Twitter / Twitter
Now Twitter is commemorating the hashtag by painting it on a wall at its San Francisco HQ. Ooh!
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It appears that the company uses this particular wall to honour hashtags that have gripped the world – for example, back in August 2014, #Ferguson was painted on the wall, and in October Emma Watson’s #HeForShe took its place:
Elyssa Toda / Twitter
Elyssa Toda / Twitter / Twitter
Emma Watson / Twitter
Emma Watson / Twitter / Twitter
And who could forget the terrifying painting of Ellen DeGeneres’ infamous Oscars selfie that also hangs in HQ?
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Lauren / Twitter / Twitter
We made it, kids! Now, how to get a giant painting of Panti in there?
Written by Valerie Loftus and originally published on DailyEdge.ie.
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