However hashtags are a combination of both the tag and the search feature of Twitter/Tweetdeck or whatever Twitter search tool you use. Whenever anyone uses a hashtag for example for Mom Masterminds, our hashtag is #mm

If enough people enter #mm each time I use Tweetdeck to search for #mm (not a keyword), it will pull those that are related to that conversation and it’s usually about Mom Masterminds. If you only search for the keyword “Mom Masterminds” you will only get part of the conversation and it may not be relevant. Hope that explains the difference between keyword search and hashtag search better.

Also, searching is one thing but sometimes you want to be part of the conversation so let’s say you want to respond to me about something I wrote with the #mm tag. All you need to do is reply and add the #mm hashtag. Not only will I see it but so does everyone who is watching the conversation. Since you’re using Tweetdeck you’ll be happy to know this is done automatically so you don’t have to type so much

@Kim, @Vicky – happy to help

@Piet, I hope my further explanation here has helped you further understand this. The easiest way I can tell you is this. Let’s say all of us attend an event and I tell all of you to wear a florescent green t-shirt – this is the hashtag

When we go to the event, the lobby is very busy. So I tell the manager to please page all who are wearing a florescent green t-shirt to meet in front of the restaurant. All those who wear this t-shirt will then gather in front of the restaurant and you can chat with each other easier (compared to shouting across the room).

Anyone who wants to ‘attend’ this event only have to wear the same t-shirt and if they want to leave the event, they just change your shirt

However hashtags are a combination of both the tag and the search feature of Twitter/Tweetdeck or whatever Twitter search tool you use. Whenever anyone uses a hashtag for example for Mom Masterminds, our hashtag is #mm

If enough people enter #mm each time I use Tweetdeck to search for #mm (not a keyword), it will pull those that are related to that conversation and it’s usually about Mom Masterminds. If you only search for the keyword “Mom Masterminds” you will only get part of the conversation and it may not be relevant. Hope that explains the difference between keyword search and hashtag search better.

Also, searching is one thing but sometimes you want to be part of the conversation so let’s say you want to respond to me about something I wrote with the #mm tag. All you need to do is reply and add the #mm hashtag. Not only will I see it but so does everyone who is watching the conversation. Since you’re using Tweetdeck you’ll be happy to know this is done automatically so you don’t have to type so much

@Kim, @Vicky – happy to help

@Piet, I hope my further explanation here has helped you further understand this. The easiest way I can tell you is this. Let’s say all of us attend an event and I tell all of you to wear a florescent green t-shirt – this is the hashtag

When we go to the event, the lobby is very busy. So I tell the manager to please page all who are wearing a florescent green t-shirt to meet in front of the restaurant. All those who wear this t-shirt will then gather in front of the restaurant and you can chat with each other easier (compared to shouting across the room).

Anyone who wants to ‘attend’ this event only have to wear the same t-shirt and if they want to leave the event, they just change your shirt

Vicky

Vicky

Anyway, Tweetdeck offers a similar way to find this type of information.

At the top of Tweetdeck there is a toolbar and if you go to the ‘twitter search’ icon it will bring up a window where you can type what you specifically want to know about, so if you want to know about ‘Freddie Mac’ let’s say , you simply type that in. What this does is create a new tweetdeck window with all that’s going on about ‘Freddie Mac’. It does essentially what the hashmark does.

Anyway, it’s another option. Liz

Anyway, Tweetdeck offers a similar way to find this type of information.

At the top of Tweetdeck there is a toolbar and if you go to the ‘twitter search’ icon it will bring up a window where you can type what you specifically want to know about, so if you want to know about ‘Freddie Mac’ let’s say , you simply type that in. What this does is create a new tweetdeck window with all that’s going on about ‘Freddie Mac’. It does essentially what the hashmark does.

Anyway, it’s another option. Liz