HASHTAG OVERVIEW
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A hashtag is a label used on social media sites that makes it easier to find posts or information with a theme or contains specific content. It is created by including the symbol “#” in front of a word or words without spaces.
Of course they do! In today’s world of social media, users can quickly get bogged down by information overload. Using hashtags makes it easy to cut through digital clutter focus only on the information we really want. Hashtags are typically used on social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Google+, Pinterest and many more.
Hashtags simplifies the process–Searching a hashtag pulls results for each post using that hashtag. Using a hashtag helps you reach your target audience, and likewise makes it easier for others to find your information.
They compel an action–When a user sees a post that is of interest, they will likely spend time looking through content brought up by the hashtag.
Hashtags evolve–Hashtags are being used by more and more platforms, impacting the amount of information put directly in front of social media users.
They reward the distinctive–Hashtags make finding information easier for social media users. A unique hashtag makes your message stand out to the users who find the hashtag valuable.
Hashtags have become a standardized system used by multiple social media and content based websites. The use of hashtag as a means to aggregate & organise data is indispensable. Since the use of hashtag is indispensable for web applications that are active as well as applications might be built it can be considered as a perpetual digital asset. So allowing netizens to register & own hashtags seems like an logical progression. It allows netizens to own a piece of digital real estate that can be stored, traded and farmed.
