what is a hashtag?
the ability to add a single (or multiple) “tag” to your message on twitter.
adding a “tag” gives the ability for a message to be searched with a wider scope.
adding a # before your “tag”, you have officially partaken or created a hashtag.
types of hashtags
subject
adding a hashtag that is relevant but not within the message
i love everything from Buckbean Brewing Company #beer
comical
letting the hashtag be the humor piece of your message
or
adding your own message to a comical hashtag
#ihateitwhen people ask me questions they can google it themselves, now i just tell them to go to www.letmegooglethatforyou.com
we put a man on the moon, but we can’t clean the oil from our waters #NASAwasawesome
event
since twitter is real time, events are a large bulk of the messages
individuals will add several hashtags to their message for search and relevancy
i can’t believe brazil swamped ivory coast #fifa #soccer
this concludes the first part of “hashtags 101”.
in the next post we will cover; trending topics (TTs) and how location will change TTs.
