Guest post by Lee Hiller
Within
the million tweets 140 character world of Twitter the tiny hash Tag aka
Pound Symbol [#] is the difference between your messages being seen or
being overlooked. Although not an official Twitter feature the
hash/pound Symbol is a simple and effect way to ensure your Tweet will
appear when others seek out similar information. Hash tagged words are
the Twitter equivalent of internet keywords. A simple click on the hash
tagged word or a search at search.twitter.com and you will find all the
tagged tweets with matching words.
A good place to start is by following @hashtags on Twitter then every time you tweet with a hash tag reference it will show up as a real-time posting at hashtags.org.
You can easily check trending topics at their site and see what might
be pertinent to your daily Tweets. Current popular daily hash tags
include #music, #quote, #jobs, #phone, #news and #socialmedia.
The hash tag is a twitter community builder allowing like minded
individuals to share information and ideas. Twitter’s social media
follow Friday event is a good hash tag example and is represented by #followfriday or #ff
these tags are used by a majority of Twitterers to spotlight
individuals they consider worth following. Once you see a tweet with
the #followfriday hash tag click in it and you will see volumes of recommendations which appear in a search format at search.twitter.com.
Hash tag creation is as simple as tweeting “#pdxtweetup Portland Grill 8pm Tuesday 10th”
this lets friends know to where and when to meet you for the next
Portland Tweet-up. The added hash/pound will allow anyone in your group
to check of an upcoming event. Are you watching Fringe or #Fringe?
If you want your opinion about the show to be found it is an important
difference. Been to a film or rented a DVD you can hash tag the title
and leave a review for everyone to see.
By using hash tags you can create a group, find others watching the
same television shows, rate a movie or track a charitable cause. It is
also an excellent business tool for tracking the trending topics of the
twenty-five million plus daily visitors to Twitter. Whether you want
your opinion of a favorite book to reach the Twitterverse or want to
stay up-to-date for an event the tiny hash will allow you to inform
others or be informed.
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