hashtags
Pound sign labels
Hashtags is the plural of hashtag—a word or phrase preceded by the # symbol, used on social media to tag content by topic: I added hashtags to make the post more discoverable.
People speak of hashtags as a category: Hashtags help organize conversations online.
The term can refer to the symbols themselves or to trending topics they create.
Person with promotional reach
- followersPeople who support someone
- likesFeels favorably toward
- retweetRepublish another's post
- sharePortion given out
content · feed · story · handle · bio · algorithm · analytics · networking
Currently gaining widespread attention
- viralSpreading quickly online
- postVertical structural beam
- mentionBrief verbal acknowledgment
- metadataDescriptive information about content
categorization · labeling · discovery · searchable · clickable · aggregation · curation · indexing
Promoting goods to consumers
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
awareness · identity · slogan · branded · sponsored · corporate · engagement · reach
Weight, strike, or kennel
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- octothorpeName for #
- hashmarkCrosshatched typographic symbol
grid · tic-tac-toe · telephone · keypad · typography · glyph · character · punctuation
influencer
Person with promotional reach
share · content · feed · story · handle · bio · algorithm · analytics · networking · community
trending
Currently gaining widespread attention
metadata · categorization · labeling · discovery · searchable · clickable · aggregation · curation · indexing · organizing
marketing
Promoting goods to consumers
- promotionRank increase or publicity
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- visibilityRange of clear sight
recognition · awareness · identity · slogan · branded · sponsored · corporate · engagement · reach · impressions
pound
Weight, strike, or kennel
- numberSymbol representing quantity
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- octothorpeName for #
hashmark · grid · tic-tac-toe · telephone · keypad · typography · glyph · character · punctuation
- digital culturesocial media, memes, viral content, influencers, trolling
- 2010sInstagram, Snapchat, Uber, Airbnb, Bitcoin
- 2020s trendssocial media, influencers, streaming, TikTok, Instagram
- Modern Slangslang, jargon, buzzwords, neologisms, internet slang
- photo sharingphotos, photo post, albums, sharing, photo sharing
- publicitypublicity, PR, press conference, publicist, press release
hashtagsdirect messages
Private online correspondence
private messages · replies · personal correspondence · encrypted messages
hashtagstaxonomies
Hierarchical grouping systems
curated collections · Dewey Decimal System · plain text · algorithms
hashtagsindex cards
Small rigid note slips
card catalogs · marginalia · footnotes · bibliographies · cross-references
- hashtag campaignCoordinated social media effort
- hashtag activism
- hashtag hijackingAppropriating trending topic markers