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title: "Social Media Hashtags: A Basic Primer"
url: "https://www.krishtechnolabs.com/blog/social-media-hashtags-a-basic-primer/"
date: "2015-07-29T05:13:36+00:00"
modified: "2023-04-26T05:32:20+00:00"
author:
  name: "Zenul Jinwala"
  url: "https://www.krishtechnolabs.com/"
categories:
  - "blog"
tags:
  - "Hashtag"
  - "Importance of Hashtag"
  - "Use of Hashtag"
word_count: 30
reading_time: "1 min read"
summary: "On many social media websites, the most popular one being Twitter, the hash tag is a popular way of categorizing tweets, so that the subject matter becomes easier to find."
description: "The fact that other social media sites have welcomed the hashtag as part of their platform means that the humble hashtag symbol # has come a long way."
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# Social Media Hashtags: A Basic Primer

_Published: July 29, 2015_  
_Author: Zenul Jinwala_  

![Social-Media-Hashtags-A-Basic-Primer](https://www.krishtechnolabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Social-Media-Hashtags-A-Basic-Primer-1024x585.jpg)

On many social media websites, the most popular one being Twitter, the hash tag is a popular way of categorizing tweets, so that the subject matter becomes easier to find.


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