Every time we’re tempted to think of hashtags as the newest thing of the past, we’re proven wrong. In times of uncertainty, hashtags serve as a means of community building and information sharing. In ...

With the rise of the hashtag à la Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter and, now, Facebook, the question is, how can the classification utility be used to make sense of data from a cross-channel attribution ...

I’ve always loved playing with hashtags. I can proudly say I was an early adopter (I can’t say the same about Facebook but I do love using hashtags on Google Plus). I’ve been using hashtags for ...

The origin of the hashtag can be traced to identifying key words in computer code. From there it evolved to tagging topics or groups in early chat rooms. This bottom up approach to categorizing ...

I’m a fan of using hashtags all over the web. I’ve been known to even use them in text messages and in real life conversations. Yes, it’s sad, but the emergence of the hashtag has helped us track ...

TikTok recently pulled a tool that allowed researchers and others to study the popularity of hashtags on its app. The change, first reported by The New York Times, came shortly after researchers ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I share my love for business through my business about love. Earlier this month, Facebook announced they were going to begin ...

SoundTracking, the iOS and Android app with 2 million active users that lets users share with others the music they are listening to, is releasing an update today that takes the app to a new level of ...