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<div id="slidePaging2Content1">[[File:Hashtag fail 2.jpg]]<br />[http://mashable.com/2013/04/08/cher-nowthatchersdead-twitter-hashtag-dead/ #nowthatchersdead]</div> | <div id="slidePaging2Content1">[[File:Hashtag fail 2.jpg]]<br />[http://mashable.com/2013/04/08/cher-nowthatchersdead-twitter-hashtag-dead/ #nowthatchersdead]</div> | ||
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== Bashtags == | == Bashtags == | ||
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When it comes to social media, businesses often behave like lemmings, following the latest trend without really knowing why. | When it comes to social media, businesses often behave like lemmings, following the latest trend without really knowing why. | ||
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== Hashtag Jamerson == | == Hashtag Jamerson == | ||
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'''Hashtag Jamerson''' is the name of a baby girl who's parents spend too much time on the internet. | '''Hashtag Jamerson''' is the name of a baby girl who's parents spend too much time on the internet. | ||
Either that or they hate their child so much that an abortion wasn't good enough. | Either that or they hate their child so much that an abortion wasn't good enough. | ||
Until their child is old enough to go for a new [[high score]], expect that her parents will continue profiting from the publicity as they continue neglecting their child, leaving her alone in a crib while they play Farmville. | Until their child is old enough to go for a new [[high score]], expect that her parents will continue profiting from the publicity as they continue neglecting their child, leaving her alone in a crib while they play Farmville. | ||
== Anonymous pranks == | == Anonymous pranks == | ||
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Anything that becomes popular on the internet will eventually be exploited by trolls and hashtags are no exception to the rule. | Anything that becomes popular on the internet will eventually be exploited by trolls and hashtags are no exception to the rule. | ||
Successful pranks are often reposted by thousands of unsuspecting users, reported by the media that is gullible and fails to do its homework, and sometimes these creative antics will invoke a response from a well-known celebrity. | Successful pranks are often reposted by thousands of unsuspecting users, reported by the media that is gullible and fails to do its homework, and sometimes these creative antics will invoke a response from a well-known celebrity. | ||
This is possible due to the viral nature of microblogs and social media, where misinformation travels at the speed of a mouse click. | |||
When Justin Bieber got caught smoking a joint, nobody was surprised, but that didn't stop trolls from pretending to be outraged, posting fake pictures of them cutting themselves in protest. | |||
Enough people believed {{hashtag|Cut4Bieber}} that Justin even got onto Twitter, begging fans not to harm themselves and stating that his lawyers were looking into the incident. | |||
{{Collapsegallery| | Another prank, {{hashtag|INeedMasculismBecause}} also originated from /b/, it intended to spark controversy by advocating for men's rights. | ||
For a while his backfired when feminists caught wind of the hashtag and hijacked it, resulting in an online tug of war until the dust settled, leaving the trolls to reclaim the hashtag that is mostly dormant now. | |||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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File:Hashtag fail 1.jpg | File:Hashtag fail 1.jpg | ||
File:Hashtag fail 3.jpg | File:Hashtag fail 3.jpg | ||
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** [http://thedailywhat.cheezburger.com/share/7421036800 #FollowAnAdult] | ** [http://thedailywhat.cheezburger.com/share/7421036800 #FollowAnAdult] | ||
** [http://www.ibtimes.com/does-miley-cyrus-have-hiv-4chan-users-start-prank-hashtag-cureformiley-photos-1413980 Does Miley Cyrus Have HIV? 4chan Users Start Prank With Hashtag '#CureForMiley'] | ** [http://www.ibtimes.com/does-miley-cyrus-have-hiv-4chan-users-start-prank-hashtag-cureformiley-photos-1413980 Does Miley Cyrus Have HIV? 4chan Users Start Prank With Hashtag '#CureForMiley'] | ||
* '''Hashtag Jamerson''' | |||
** [http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4671412/We-called-our-baby-hashtag.html We called our baby Hashtag (or # for short)] | |||
** [http://www.inquisitr.com/430399/2012s-most-outrageous-baby-names-and-yes-hashtag-made-the-cut/ 2012’s Most Outrageous Baby Names: And Yes, 'Hashtag' Made The Cut] | |||
** [http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2012/nov/28/baby-hashtag-silliest-name-ever Baby Hashtag: has the search for original names gone too far?] | |||
* [http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-hashtag-marketing/ 4 Ways Marketers Can Use Facebook Hashtags] | * [http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/facebook-hashtag-marketing/ 4 Ways Marketers Can Use Facebook Hashtags] | ||
* [http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2305444/The-Role-of-Hashtags-in-Social-Media-and-Search The Role of #Hashtags in Social Media and Search] | * [http://searchenginewatch.com/article/2305444/The-Role-of-Hashtags-in-Social-Media-and-Search The Role of #Hashtags in Social Media and Search] | ||
Revision as of 17:15, 10 January 2014
Hashtags are a #word or #PhaseWithoutSpaces prefixed with a hash symnbol (also known as a number or pound sign), used to tag messages, images and videos, making them searchable. Someone who wants to locate tweets related to Encyclopedia Dramatica could search for the #EncyclopediaDramatica hashtag. Their use was popularized on Twitter, a microblogging service, and spread to Facebook and other social networks.
Trending
Trending is when a large number of people use the same hashtag in their messages, making it popular and for emerging trends to be identified. Justine Sacco is a public relations executive who made a racist tweet just before she boarded a plane for a 12 hour flight to Africa. News of her tweet spread like wildfire, within hours the #HasJustineLandedYet hashtag was trending worldwide and by the time the plane landed, Justine was unemployed.
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Moar info: Justine Sacco.
Fails
Some of the most infamous hashtags came from Twitter accounts managed by people who's minds are not in the gutter. However, the Internet is swarming with people who do, they are quick to spot alternative meanings to acronyms and unintended phrases because someone failed to capitalize letter. Given the nature of microblogs and social media, word of these blunders travels at a ruthlessly fast pace.
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Bashtags
When it comes to social media, businesses often behave like lemmings, following the latest trend without really knowing why. As Facebook's popularity soared, companies spent money on various gimmicks to get people to follow and like their pages on the social network. Now history repeats itself with Twitter, attempts are made to get people use their hashtags, but unlike Facebook, hashtags can easily be hijacked by angry consumers, resulting in bashtags.
Deep within the bowels of McDonald's marketing department, an executive decided to encourage people to share their #McDStories, thinking that nobody would have anything bad to say about the fast food chain. A search for all tweets with this hashtag indicates quite the opposite, stories and images that McDonalds doesn't want consumers to see. No amount of public relations can undo the association #McDStories has with stereotypical obese American children gorging themselves at McDonald's, a clear indication food there may not be so healthy after all.
Many businesses invest large sums of money into maintaining a pristine image online, and someone tweeting about crappy customer support can cause a lot of damage. Often the person who's venting on Twitter is contacted because the company doesn't want to be seen as ignoring their customers. This creates an awkward situation for businesses that do something unpopular such as raising their prices, no longer can the angry voices of discontent be swept under the rug, meaning that consumers are able to have their voices heard for a change.
Hashtag Jamerson
Hashtag Jamerson is the name of a baby girl who's parents spend too much time on the internet. Either that or they hate their child so much that an abortion wasn't good enough. Until their child is old enough to go for a new high score, expect that her parents will continue profiting from the publicity as they continue neglecting their child, leaving her alone in a crib while they play Farmville.
Anonymous pranks
Anything that becomes popular on the internet will eventually be exploited by trolls and hashtags are no exception to the rule. Successful pranks are often reposted by thousands of unsuspecting users, reported by the media that is gullible and fails to do its homework, and sometimes these creative antics will invoke a response from a well-known celebrity. This is possible due to the viral nature of microblogs and social media, where misinformation travels at the speed of a mouse click.
When Justin Bieber got caught smoking a joint, nobody was surprised, but that didn't stop trolls from pretending to be outraged, posting fake pictures of them cutting themselves in protest.
Enough people believed 
#Cut4Bieber that Justin even got onto Twitter, begging fans not to harm themselves and stating that his lawyers were looking into the incident.
Another prank, #INeedMasculismBecause also originated from /b/, it intended to spark controversy by advocating for men's rights.
For a while his backfired when feminists caught wind of the hashtag and hijacked it, resulting in an online tug of war until the dust settled, leaving the trolls to reclaim the hashtag that is mostly dormant now.
Moar info:
#Cut4Bieber.
Hashtags
- micro memes
- advertisements
Jimmy Fallon
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- Jimmy Fallon
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- Hashtag with Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake
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See also
Gallery
External links
- Trending
- Fails
- Anonymous pranks
- Hashtag Jamerson
- 4 Ways Marketers Can Use Facebook Hashtags
- The Role of #Hashtags in Social Media and Search
- The Beginner's Guide to the Hashtag
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