Using hashtags creates hyperlink-like links that lead to relevant information when clicked. These hashtags were created thanks to Chris Messina, one of the first users of the social network Twitter.
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By then, the app was in its early versions and did not have the option to have group conversations. Until Silicon Valley product designer Messina suggested to the social network and users to use the # sign to create interaction groups. This was done on August 23, 2007 and Hashtag Day has been commemorated since 2018.
On his Twitter account, now X, the designer wrote: “How about using # for groups like #barcamp?” This post contains the first hashtag used in the history of the app.
At first, Twitter’s owners didn’t show much interest. “These are for nerds, they’ll never realize it,” they replied to Chris Messina, as the designer told Quora years ago.
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He also explained that he decided to allow hashtags to be used for free because his goal was not to monetize the idea. According to him, the origin of these words is the internet and therefore should not be owned by anyone.
Hashatgs has an important role in social networks; In addition to assisting in the search and classification of information, they also contribute to the development of different digital businesses such as advertising or commerce.
#TwitterBestFandom has earned the Guinness World Record as the most famous hashtag to date, with over 60 million posts in just 24 hours. The purpose of this was to vote for the best K-Pop artists at the 14th edition of the Soompi Awards.
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Hashtags are spreading across different social networks because of their effectiveness in classifying information. In the example of Instagram, they emerged in 2010 and Facebook adopted them in 2013.
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