What is hashtags on twitter ? - Printable Version +- Twitist Forums (http://twitist.com) +-- Forum: Twitter forums (/forum-1.html) +--- Forum: Twitter Hashtag (/forum-2.html) +--- Thread: What is hashtags on twitter ? (/thread-39745.html)

What is hashtags on twitter ? - lozzyandkitty - 11-09-2012 10:50 PM I don't understand for example for a tweet could I say ' I can't stop eating chocolate #addicted' or ' my takeaway is on it's way #preparingtobeafatty ' Is this right? Hmm..... Help? - ­ - 11-09-2012 10:58 PM Hastag: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages. Hashtags: Helping you find interesting Tweets • People use the hashtag symbol # before relevant keywords in their Tweet to categorize those Tweets • Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category • Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet • Hashtagged words that become very popular are often Trending Topics Example: In the Tweet below, @twitter added the hashtag before the phrase "thankyousteve". The word is now a link to search results for all Tweets containing "#thankyousteve" in the message.