{
            my @htagged = $obj->tags;
            my $htag    = MT::Tag->new;
            my $htags   = "";

            # convert entry tags into hash tags and populate $htags

            foreach (@htagged) {
                $htag->name($_);
                if ($htag->is_private) {
                    # private tag, do nothing
                } else {
                    $htags = $htags . ' #' . $htag->normalize;
                }
            }

            $tweet = $intro . ' ' . $entry->title . ' ' . $obj->permalink . $htags;
        }