Twitter Hashtags - Understand Their Value and How to Use Them

Question: When I see someone tweet and use the symple "#" what does that mean?

This is a common question that comes from new users of Twitter. When you see a tweet with the "#" symbol and a word following that is a Twitter hashtag. It's the way that individuals place metadata into their tweets, in other words they provide a way for others to research and find tweets that surround a specific topic or event.

There are so many ways to use Twitter and a few tips and tricks that can help us be more effective when using Twitter as a social media option. One trick includes Twitter Hashtags. We can use hashtags to organize and group topics and events as well as use them to research current trends on Twitter. This week I share with you how you can use Twitter hashtags and give you an overview of the value they contain when it comes to social media marketing.