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Is a Tagged Instagram More Than Just a Photo?

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Is a Tagged Instagram More Than Just a Photo?

Season 2013 Episode 22 | 7m 53s

The hashtag, so simple and ubiquitous, raises the image from mere photo to a new complex entity.

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