James Delahunty
13 Jun 2013 23:56
Facebook has decided to take advantage of the all powerful hashtag to drive larger discussions across the social network.
Every Twitter user knows the importance of hashtags. They link together tweets under one topic, getting a large "conversation" going. You see topics presented with hashtags on all kinds of TV shows during broadcasts, in an effort to get people talking about the content.
Facebook has decided that it needs to embrace the hashtag.
"Starting today, hashtags will be clickable on Facebook. Similar to other services like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Pinterest, hashtags on Facebook allow you to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion," Greg Lindley wrote on the Facebook blog.
"When you click on a hashtag in Facebook, you'll see a feed of what other people and Pages are saying about that event or topic."
#SoundsFamiliar