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NCAA Bans On-Field Hashtags And Social Media URLs

Allison Stadd — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:30:14 +0000

Twitter has been a major player in the college sports industry in recent years, with athletes connecting directly and passionately with fans (Kevin Ware, anyone?), spectators turning to tweets for live coverage and analysis, and experts wielding their influence in 140-character missives.

But a new memo from the NCAA’s Football Rules Committee puts the kibosh on the use of all social media designations on college football fields, drawing a definitive line between live sports and social media.

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Vine Announces Trending Hashtags, Further Antagonizing Haters

Mary C. Long — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:00:40 +0000

There are those on Twitter who love to hate Vines. They have good reason, we guess. Vines are new and (sometimes) annoying – and everyone is talking about them like they’re the best thing since . . . the last best thing everyone hated.

But Vine is going strong in spite of the haters. And it just announced a new feature that will make those you love Vines go ga ga a-new, while making detractors gag: trending hashtags.

Time to #VineItUp.

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75% Of Social Media Users Now Use Hashtags [STUDY]

Allison Stadd — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 10:00:31 +0000

What was once an informal convention confined to geeks, developers, and early adopters (pretty much one and the same, eh?), has become a mainstream element of social media for the masses.

A new study by RadiumOne reveals that a full three quarters of social media users employ hashtags.

But it gets even more surprising.

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#Nameyourancestor: Scientists Turn To Twitter To Name Humanity’s Long-Lost Ancestor

Allison Stadd — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:00:44 +0000

This month, Twitter’s good for more than predicting Oscar fan favorites.

Using the hashtag #nameyourancestor, anyone on Twitter can contribute to the crowd-sourced effort to officially name humanity’s newfound furry little ancestor.

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Five Best Practices For Hashtags

Allison Stadd — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:00:53 +0000

Hashtags are the quickest and easiest way to search for and find out what Twitter users are currently talking about.

They’re also key to productive Twitter engagement – hashtags put your tweets in front of the people who are interested in them.

Check out this post for a short history of the hashtag.

But most importantly: how do you use them? And how do you use them well?

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A Short History Of The Hashtag

Allison Stadd — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:00:51 +0000

Perhaps the most important term in the Essential Twitter Dictionary we published last week is “hashtag.”

A hashtag, or “#”, denotes a keyword or topic on Twitter. It’s any string of characters without spaces.

Some of the most popular hashtags from the past few months are: #NFL, #Election2012, #BlackFriday and #CyberMonday.

Hashtags are the quickest and easiest way to search for and find out what Twitter users are currently talking about. They’re also key to productive Twitter engagement – hashtags put your tweets in front of the people who are interested in them.

But how did it all start?

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3 Simple Ways You Can Use Twitter To Find A Job

Lauren Dugan — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 12:00:18 +0000

The more popular Twitter becomes, the better it becomes for job seekers. As more people flock to sign up, more employers realize how useful Twitter is for recruitment, more colleges provide job-related resources on Twitter, and more success stories are born each day.

If you’re looking for a job, here are three simple tips to help you leverage Twitter to find success.
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What Are The Most Popular Education Topics On Twitter? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:00:11 +0000

Educators love Twitter: some 90 percent of teachers have used social media in the classroom or for educational purposes. But how exactly are these educators connecting to each other and their students?
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Mercedes Creates A Twitter Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Commercial

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:00:22 +0000

Using slick visuals and viewer participation, Mercedes ran a three-part commercial over the weekend to introduce its new A-Class line. And Twitter users were in control of how the commercial played out.
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10 Ways To Build A Large, Quality Following On Twitter

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:00:36 +0000

While we’ve said many times that follower count means less on Twitter than influence, followers are still an integral part of a successful Twitter presence.

If you’re looking to grow your follower count in a sustainable, meaningful way, here are 10 tips to get you started.
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Strategic Tweeting: Fewer Hashtags And Tweeting When People Are Busiest [STUDY]

Lauren Dugan — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 12:00:15 +0000

It might sound counter-intuitive, but a new study of some of the top brands on Twitter shows that tweeting with fewer hashtags and sending your tweets when people are busy is part of an effective Twitter strategy.
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5 Useful Tools to Monitor Twitter Hashtags

Lauren Dugan — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:43 +0000

Want to know what’s being talked about on Twitter right now? Or how about what people are saying about your or your brand? Monitoring hashtags is a great way to get in on a conversation on Twitter, whether it’s a trending topic or a few tweets per day. We’ve compiled 5 useful tools that will help you monitor hashtags on Twitter, so you can keep up with the conversation.
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Why You (And Your Business) Should Play Hashtag Games on Twitter

Lauren Dugan — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:05:01 +0000

What would you do #ifyoureallylovedher? Do you have a favorite #modernbeatlesssong? If you feel compelled to answer these frivolous questions, you’re not alone: hashtags were the most popular trending topic in 2010. Twitter users love jumping in there and adding their two-cents to these often humorous hashtag games. But they’re more than just a meaningless bit of fun – hashtag games are a social media marketer’s dream.
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#OccupyWallSt, #OWS or #Occupy? Over 100K Different Hashtags Used In Occupy Protests

Lauren Dugan — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:25:56 +0000

Twitter has announced that the Occupy Wall Street protesters have created over 100,000 different hashtags related to the cause.
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Explore Hashtags with Eye-C

Lauren Dugan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:00:23 +0000

Twitter has popularized the sharing of information in 140 character snippets and that planted the seeds for what became known as the hash tag. Hash tags are used in Twitter to make it easy for someone to search for information on a particular topic. Eye-C is a new smartphone app that uses hash tags to search for videos and photos and across Facebook, YouTube, and Picassa.