The simple symbol # which is known as ‘hash mark’ has become incredibly famous today,
thanks to Twitter. Many of us may still wonder what the hash mark is all about
in social media.
Let’s make it simple to understand. The hash-mark
(#) is now known as ‘Hashtag’ in
social media terms. The symbol is an easy way for Twitter users to classify a
group of people talking about a common topic. A hashtag helps to highlight the
keywords in your topic. For example, if you are talking about Pune city on
Twitter, you could use #Pune to make
your tweet seen by those talking about Pune. Within your tweet too, you could
use hashtags to further unite more
groups with the same highlighted keywords. It is a way to define Twitter groups and conversations. Once you join a hashtag to a word, it
rapidly reaches throughout the Twitter communities. Hashtags are an integral
part of this fast-paced live network of people and information.
Hashtag
Searching
You can search for public tweets of your interest
posted on Twitter. Generally, all Twitter users use this symbol in their posts
to help direct searches towards their tweets. Another example; if you want to
ask people for courses in digital marketing on Twitter, you could use #digitalmarketingtraining as your
highlighted keyword. You will be directed to all those with a similar interest
and can view their conversations on this subject. Similarly, others can get
directed towards your tweets on digital marketing training too.
How
do you make your own Hashtag?
As a Twitter user, you are free to create your own
hashtag, as long as it falls within the set Twitter rules. These rules include
restriction on offensive and threatening language towards groups, individuals
and businesses.
You have to research and look for an available
keyword before you decide on a hashtag. Remember to keep short hashtag keywords
instead of lengthy ones since your tweets can be of 140 characters only. If you
want to unite tennis lovers and discuss the sport with them, you can create
something like #tennisfans. If your post has unrelated hashtag topics in it, it
can be termed as a spam. Try to limit on the number of hashtags you use in a
single tweet. Also, keep it direct and precise.
We hope our blog-post has helped you to understand what the hashtag buzz is all about. Keep following out blogs for more such interesting posts!