Instagram allows you to view the top posts and most recent posts of a hashtag. You can also follow hashtags to get the top posts in your news feed. If you want your posts to be in the top posts for ...

Hashtags are possibly the most misunderstood tool on the social web. Some people confuse social mentions with hashtags; others use completely obscure hashtags because they see their friends using the ...

In 2007, the first hashtag was created on Twitter, and with that, a cultural icon was born. Today, hashtags are used to invoke humor, fuel social movements, and drive marketing strategies. In fact, 75 ...

With a new Snapchat-like selfie feature, a host of video and editing tools, and the ability to add colorful hashtags to your post, Instagram's latest update is making Stories even more exciting and ...

LinkedIn is constantly improving to better serve users. Though the platform has been around since 2003, they introduced clickable hashtags in 2016. Other platforms have been using them much longer, ...

NEW YORK — Facebook is introducing hashtags, the number signs used on Twitter, Instagram and other services to identify topics being discussed and allow users to search for them. Facebook Inc. said in ...

Internet fads tend to have a distinct life cycle. First, the embrace by early adopters and tastemakers, particularly the young. Next, an explosion of popularity leading to inescapable ubiquity.

A lone hashtag might not look very mighty, but when used en masse, the symbols can become incredibly powerful activism tools. Over the past two decades — largely since product designer Chris Messina ...

On Saturday, people around the United States will gather to protest the treatment of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. There are many protests happening around the country, but if you want to spread ...

#UBuffalo is UB’s primary hashtag. Use this hashtag on ALL posts to reach our UB community. #UBhornsUP is UB’s spirit hashtag. Use this for athletics posts, or to convey pride. #UBTrueBlue is our ...

The state Legislative Building in Olympia. The state Senate is considering broader use of social media hashtags. Steve Bloom Staff file Some members of the state Senate don’t want to let a good ...