Did you jump in on the trending topic last week #FiveWordsToRuinADate? It kept it’s momentum for several days and experienced popularity worldwide. Brands, as usual, jumped on the trend and while a lot of them were predictable, many they gave us a chuckle. Here are some of our favorites: Burt’s Bees I’ve never used lip […]
Hashtags are a great unifier and can define our platform for change. The terror attacks in France that began with the shooting at Charlie Hebdo headquarters have not only united France, but brought the world together in search of answers to the threat of terrorism. It brought together supporters from the average man and world leaders to march in […]
Our influencers weighed in on a few of the past year’s most important hashtags. Their tags ranged from industry trends to the social good movement. We pulled the history on 6 recommendations and looked at the type of content shared for each tag. How much chatter was there in social last year and what can we […]
2014 has been a great year at Hashtracking . We’ve worked with some of the socials biggest and best, tracking and analyzing over 18,000 hashtags in 206 countries. That’s over 1 billion tweets! We’re excited to introduce new features that will make 2015 an even sweeter year for our Hashtracking friends. Hashtag History! Whether you’re […]
It’s that time of the year when we look back on the past year’s events and theorize about what’s to come in the future. We experienced a year of both the expected and unexpected as social media became an even more integral part of mass culture and lifestyle. Hashtags have been adopted across platforms, as an everyday tool […]
The recent Ferguson decision dominated social media and the online conversations continues today. With the holidays so close, it’s no surprise that groups are using holiday events as part of their platform. Many groups have taken to social and are using the hashtags #BoycottBlackFriday and #NotOneDime as a call to action to boycott shopping in protest. Here are […]
Our crowdsourcing #HashChat on August 6th included special guest Aliza Sherman who wrote the book on crowdsourcing. We had a great discussion on crowdsourcing with a focus on how and if brands should do so on twitter. Some highlights are below. Twitter like every social channel is about CONVERSATIONS not communication.. use hashtags to sort […]
Join the Hashtracking team tomorrow night from 7:00-8:00 PM PT/ 10:00-11:00 PM ET for our (mostly) weekly hashtag chat. This week’s topic is crowdsourcing. Crowdsourcing is used often in social media for both sourcing labor, finding answers or solutions, and even funding (also known as crowdfunding). While we often turn to Google for answers to questions […]
Last night’s #HashChat covered hashtags dos and don’ts. We talked about dos and don’ts and touched on a lot of other topics. We had a rousing discussion about whether there are actually dos and don’ts and everyone felt pretty similarly that brands should use a lot of care when they use humor so it doesn’t […]
