Last month the Hashtracking team hit New York City for a couple of events. In order to celebrate the release of Instagram with Colortracking, and our Apple Watch Giveaway, we commissioned a rainbow colored hashtag Pinata. Little did we know that our Pinata would have such an adventure, complete with celebrity encounters and subway rides. […]
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Hashtag Humor: Make Sure the Joke Isn’t on You
Social media has become a multi-use platform. From politics, to videos and music sharing, to just simple conversation we have all found something of social value from these networks. One thing has made itself inherently clear, especially on Twitter, we’re all smart asses. Most of the humor on social media, at least the planned humor, […]
#Hashtag in the Dictionary (It’s About Time)
Yes, Ladies and Gentlemen, Hashtag is now in the 2014 Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary, along with Selfie, Tweep and 147 other New Words. I don’t know about you, but Hashtag has been part of my dictionary for quite some time. Ditto Selfie. So it seems silly to me that Merriam-Webster is only now catching up to […]
#BringBackOurGirls: Hashtags as the Modern Petition/Protest
Once upon a time, when people were dissatisfied with actions their government leaders were or weren’t taking, they would stage a protest. Then came the idea of getting signatures on a petition. Now you can start a Hashtag campaign as well. The modern Hashtag campaign was borne out of frustration and the feeling that there […]
March Madness Hashtags, Predictive Analysis and You
Every time there is another major television event, especially one involving winning, the question of analytics and predictive analysis once again rises to the top. Can you predict winners using only trackable social tools and crowd mentality? Can you predict winners by cultivating and tracking a select group of hashtags? Most brands and marketers would […]
Brands Spend Big for the Oscars Hoping for Prime-Time Engagement
43 million people watched the 86th Annual Academy Awards, but how many of them were engaged with the multitude of brands all shouting at us for attention? That is the question that numerous brand managers and marketing executives are asking right now. Social media guru Gary Vanderchuk posted a timely video this week (gee, wonder […]
Hashtracking Launches HashTracks™: Shareable, Hashtag Infographics
A picture is worth a thousand tweets. Hashtracking is pleased to announce the release of HashTracks™, a set of live, interactive and FUN Twitter hashtag infographics. Embed HashTracks on a website, creating engaging, dynamic content Download HashTracks graphics for use in a report or presentation Share HashTracks via social media channels to build buzz, and […]
What Is a Hashtag?
If you’re new to the Twitter world, or even if you’re not, you may be wondering, “Just what is a hashtag?” The term hashtag may imply a complex meaning, but the answer is actually very simple. A hashtag is just a word or group of words with the # (pound sign) in front of it […]
