The hashtag, or '#', is a regular feature on Twitter and is making its way into the daily conversations of people who actually say things like "hashtag: awkward" out loud. No wonder then that it is ...

If she notices a person who includes the hashtag frequently or spots a post that garnered a strong response, she sends that person a coupon code for its online shop. The code is a means to reward ...

The Word of the Year is one that is rarely spoken. The word “hashtag” — the act of using a pound sign (#) followed by a word or phrase to tag a message on Twitter — was dubbed “Word of the Year 2012” ...

We are currently in the era of the consumer. Especially for millennials, the up-and-comers of the consumer market, there is higher value in fast, easy connections and information. Millennials care ...

Andreea S. Calude receives funding from The Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Grant Fund. David Trye receives funding from the University of Waikato PhD Doctoral Scholarship. Hashtags are a ...

Not long after Oxford American Dictionary called “gif” its word of the year, the American Dialect Society has voted “Hashtag” (“#”) as the word of the year for 2012. And, although it may prompt many ...