You hear and see the expression everywhere - follow me on # and
then the company or individuals name (or you hear follow me on hashtag then the
company or persons name - - but what does that mean....
One of the most popular questions we are receiving in classes and
via email is this one.. “What is a hashtag”.. Simply put, it is the
“#” sign...
“Hashtags” are used by quite a few social media sites to indicate
a name to whom you can then send/or follow for messages & updates... Social
media sites using “hashatgs” are those like Twitter, Flickr, Instagram,
Tumblr, Tout, Google+, Facebook and others...
For example.. if I said to you what are each of these next two
phrases in red.....
www.anycompany.com – you know it is a web address because the prefix is “www”
Susie@anycompany.com – you know it is an email address because of the @ sign
And if you hear.....
#anycompany, it
indicates that you can follow/connect to that person or company's group of
common messages by entering their #hashtag id on the social media site you are
registered with... Yes, you also have to be registered with that specific
social media site with your own #hashtag name...
