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I, and many of the people I follow don't use hash tags in that way. Many never use them at all. For me, hash tags are useless as metadata. They are often solely
by gagege 13y ago
I, and many of the people I follow don't use hash tags in that way. Many never use them at all. For me, hash tags are useless as metadata. They are often solely used as jokes.
- afandian 13y agoMost popular uses I've seen for hashtags, in order. 1. Jokes / irony 2. Abortive attempts to astroturf by advertisers 3. Everyone's at an event and they've been told to use a particular hashtag
- seiji 13y ago4. public figures using twitter who don't understand how it works. "I #love twitter and my #followers!" "We had #pickles at the #Senate cafeteria today lolz!"
- afandian 13y ago@seji That must have been #expensive lol! http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eric-pickles-i-didnt-spend-10000-extra-on-biscuits-8966933.html http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eric-pickles-i...
- Pxtl 13y agoRegional hashtags seem to be the only ones that actually work "as intended". They're still flooded with the "coupon-pack" local businesses generating chatter, but that's at least vaguely related to the intent of the hashtag.