As we all know that #Hashtag is becoming a significant aspect of various social networking sites whether it is about trending topics on Twitter, posts on Facebook or Instagram pics. In today’s time, Hashtag is more than just a ‘metadata tag’ as it is one of the most influential methods for jumping into online topics, trends and conversations. Twitter came as a pioneer in 2009 on social media platform for using #hashtag for its trends and topics but now the format of #hashtag is adopted by all major social sites that include Facebook, Soundcloud, Instagram, Vine, Pinterest, Google Plus etc. As I have mentioned earlier, the majority of people relates Hashtag with Twitter but no one knows the origin and evolution of Hashtag over a period of time.
Here is the infographic that will tell you about the origin, life and growth of Hashtag.
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