Comments for #microblogTHIS http://monsoonriver.com/pln/patrick A personal learning network about microblogging Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.0.11 Comment on Why does Twitter use the # hashtag? by Jane Doe https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/2014/04/01/why-does-twitter-use-the-hashtag/#comment-4 Sun, 13 Apr 2014 00:52:54 +0000 https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/?p=117#comment-4 Actually YES…that is a perfect way to think of it. It’s also a great way to be sure your posts can be found.

]]> Comment on Why does Twitter use the # hashtag? by Sumayah https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/2014/04/01/why-does-twitter-use-the-hashtag/#comment-3 Sun, 06 Apr 2014 08:00:01 +0000 https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/?p=117#comment-3 Can we consider the hashtag as a filtering mechanics which able to refine our search on Twitter ?

]]> Comment on Why does Twitter use the # hashtag? by patrick https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/2014/04/01/why-does-twitter-use-the-hashtag/#comment-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:08:49 +0000 https://mattcrosslin.com/archives/pln/patrick/?p=117#comment-2 According to the official Twitter website…….

Using hashtags to categorize Tweets by keyword:

People use the hashtag symbol # before a relevant keyword or phrase (no spaces) in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets and help them show more easily in Twitter Search.
Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets marked with that keyword.
Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet – at the beginning, middle, or end.
Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics.

]]>