What You Need to Know about Hashtags

%23 WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT # HASHTAGS BY ONLINE CIRCLE #3 WHAT IS A HASHTAG ? A word or expression prefixed with the symbol #. Hashtags offer an easy way to group communication. WHEN DID IT FIRST APPEAR ? Hashtags were first used within IRC networks to label topics and groups. WHO MADE IT POPULAR ? It was only when Twitter adopted hashtags that they grew concurrently with the rise and popularity of Twitter. WHO JUST ADDED IT ? On the 16th March 2013, Flickr added hashtag support to its photo-sharing service's mobile platform. WHO JUST DROPPED IT ? Pinterest recently relinquished the use of hashtags, breaking ties with Twitter. WHO COULD BE NEXT ? It is rumoured that Facebook plans to bring the hashtag to its users, offering the ability to index conversation around particular topics. WEBSITES THAT SUPPORT #HASHTAGS f DIASPORA* You Tube IGAWKERI flickr #waywire Instagrami Pinterest KICKSTARTER tumblr orkut TOUT friendfeed Fetchnotes TOP COUNTRIES USING HASHTAGS NOW #1 UNITED STATES 36,563 #2 BRAZIL 11,844 #3 UNITED KINGDOM 11,770 # 4 NETHERLANDS 3,673 МEXICO 3,481 #6 CANADA 3,124 #7 AUSTRALIA 2,815 # 8 JAPAN 2,348 #9 CHILE 2,262 #10 INDONESIA 2,103 Information sourced from: onlinecircle http://wthashtag.com/leaderboard DIGITAL %23