Number sign. Pound sign. Octothorpe. A hash. Hashtag. #. What is it? What is its purpose? And most importantly: how can you use it to increase your press release’s visibility? The “hashtag” ...

It is an ongoing question for scholars researching social media regarding the extent to which it can serve to facilitate social activism and ultimately lead to political change. For instance, Yang ...

We at the hashtags that spawned the decade's biggest social movements. Gene McVay, Marcus Hunter and Tarana Burke discuss their roles. Today we are spending some time looking back at the things that ...

Hashtags can be tricky. Too many and your posts look cluttered. Not enough and your post could end up in digital no man’s land. Use a bad hashtag and no one is going to click it. Use a good yet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about the broad intersection of data and society. One intriguing aspect of Twitter’s evolution over the last seven years ...

Hashtags became popular in 2007 when Twitter decided to give the pound sign a promotion. Today, hashtags are more popular and productive than ever and show no signs of slowing down. If you have been ...

Instagram used to be all about hashtags. For years, creators and brands thought the more hashtags you threw on a post, the better your reach would be. More hashtags meant more chances to show up on ...