On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 10:42 PM, Wesley (in Texas) <[email protected]>wrote:
> Now, that #Hashtags have become a thing, groups and companies usually not > associated with Twitter (exception to be noted shortly), will try to hype a > particular hashtag to get traction -- maybe through TV ads or a bug, or > through a Tweet on their official twitter account. They do this as to try > to not have tweets about their show/movie/product fragmented. (So tweets > about "How I Met Your Mother" is encouraged to be tagged #HIMYM, rather > that #HowIMetYourMother -- also, the former is shorter.) The exception to > the "not associated with Twitter" bit is the promoted topic feature of > Twitter. Companies can pay to have Twitter promote a #Hashtag or a phrase > in its Trending Topics, too... so it is mostly user generated, but with > some bits of nudging by companies or important people. > > > -- > Wesley McGee > http://www.ambivi.com > http://sterlingnorth.vox.com > http://drawing-a-blank.tumblr.com > > Twitter: @westwit > G+: http://plus.google.com/113413697748381364954 > Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wesleymcgee > > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
