Facebook announced that it recently incorporated #hashtags as a way of bringing conversations about public events, people, and other topics to the forefront. The world´s largest social network, Facebook considered the amount of buzz people tend to generate around popular television shows, sport games, and breaking events. “During primetime television alone, there are between 88 and 100 million Americans engaged on Facebook – roughly a Super Bowl-sized audience every single night,” Greg Lindley stated, when announcing the new feature in the official blog post. Till date, there has not been a more convenient or organized way to monitor events or discussions on Facebook on a grand scale. But now, the roll out of #hashtags should help people participate in public conversations they are interested in. #Hashtags will work on personal profile posts, fan page posts, group posts, event posts, and comments.
How to use Hashtags?
Hashtags turn topics and phrases into clickable links in your posts on your personal timeline or Page. This helps people find posts about topics they’re interested in. To make a hashtag, write # (the number sign) along with a topic or phrase (written as one word) and add it to your post. For example:I walked up so many hills today! #Election
When you click a hashtag, you’ll see a feed of posts that include that hashtag. You'll also see some related hashtags at the top. You can search for a hashtag using the search bar at the top of any page.
Note that you'll only see posts that were shared with you. The hashtag feature isn't available to everyone right now.
