Fun Facts About Hashtags
As a pre-course activity for my PBS TeacherLine class, “Teaching Lifelong Reading Habits” I constructed a hashtag survey. The intent of the survey was for the class to create, vote, and decide on a common hashtag for us to use during our class.
Here are a few fun hashtag facts that I learned in the process:
Engagement Benefits from Hashtags…Sometimes: Posts with 1-2 hashtags have 21% more interest and by extension, more engagement than those without hashtags (Andersen, 2018; Lee, 2018).
The carbon dating for the first hashtag is circa 2007:

Source: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hashtags/517028/
Hashtag Tips from Social Media experts:
- Learn from the best- look at the posts of folks you admire or influencers and scroll to see the hashtags they use
- Consider related hashtags
- Identify hashtags that resonate with you
- Proofread your hashtag to make sure it is not being used in a different (or gasp-worthy) context
- Only use 1-2 hashtags for maximum engagement from your readers (Anderson, 2018)
Best quote related to hashtagging and social media: The currency of social media is the share. ~Courtney Seiter
There’s even a podcast dedicated to the humble hashtag called– The Science of Social Media
Because their purpose is to expand the conversation, Hashtags hug constructivist learning theory.
Source: https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many
Keep practicing your hashtag I.Q. and you will be ready for the next World Social Media day on June 30, 2019
The hashtag for this day is, natch, #SMDay
Happy Hashtagging!!
References
Andersen, I. (February 15, 2018). Everything you’ve always wanted to know about hashtags. Social Media Today. Retrieved from: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hashtags/517028/
Lee, K. (April 17, 2018). How to Use Hashtags How Many, Best Ones, and Where to Use Them. Buffer Blog. Retrieved from: https://blog.bufferapp.com/a-scientific-guide-to-hashtags-which-ones-work-when-and-how-many