Comments on: Twitter: The decline of hashtags http://bill.journee.org/2009/05/29/twitter-the-decline-of-hashtags/ Mon, 11 Oct 2010 09:53:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Billy http://bill.journee.org/2009/05/29/twitter-the-decline-of-hashtags/comment-page-1/#comment-2528 Billy Fri, 28 Aug 2009 02:37:30 +0000 http://bill.journee.org/?p=37#comment-2528 I don't have a huge issue with hashtagging, though I do find it eats up my 140 characters. Perhaps I'm not as succinct as I should be. I am, however, a fan of the hashtagging as in-built comment on the tweet itself. I find it amusing. My housemates (a couple) last night (names have been changed to protect the innocent): @A: Lime cordial in bed. #fail @B: @A in bed. #fail As far as the #followfriday - which has inexorably been condensed to #FF - I find it useful, as I still maintain quite a small twitter follow-ship, but I don't really engage in it myself, largely because I'm too lazy. I don’t have a huge issue with hashtagging, though I do find it eats up my 140 characters. Perhaps I’m not as succinct as I should be. I am, however, a fan of the hashtagging as in-built comment on the tweet itself. I find it amusing.

My housemates (a couple) last night (names have been changed to protect the innocent):

@A: Lime cordial in bed. #fail

@B: @A in bed. #fail

As far as the #followfriday – which has inexorably been condensed to #FF – I find it useful, as I still maintain quite a small twitter follow-ship, but I don’t really engage in it myself, largely because I’m too lazy.

]]> By: Darren http://bill.journee.org/2009/05/29/twitter-the-decline-of-hashtags/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Darren Fri, 29 May 2009 07:50:20 +0000 http://bill.journee.org/?p=37#comment-1035 Hi Bill Mixed emotions on this, however in general I agree with you these memes are starting to drive me mad, though have to admit to adding a couple myself. I still like things such as #traveltuesday and #winewednesday, and to my mind that is what hashtags are for. The other thing that is concerning is the direction these memes are taking, i.e. wandering off into the world of smut, I had no problems letting my 6 year old daughter read my twitter stream but now it is more of a problem, and if she wants to continue read it then I will have to unfollow certain folk, if I can't filter out most of the hashtag stuff. Cheers Darren Hi Bill

Mixed emotions on this, however in general I agree with you these memes are starting to drive me mad, though have to admit to adding a couple myself. I still like things such as #traveltuesday and #winewednesday, and to my mind that is what hashtags are for. The other thing that is concerning is the direction these memes are taking, i.e. wandering off into the world of smut, I had no problems letting my 6 year old daughter read my twitter stream but now it is more of a problem, and if she wants to continue read it then I will have to unfollow certain folk, if I can’t filter out most of the hashtag stuff.

Cheers

Darren

]]> By: adam hills http://bill.journee.org/2009/05/29/twitter-the-decline-of-hashtags/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 adam hills Fri, 29 May 2009 07:39:11 +0000 http://bill.journee.org/?p=37#comment-1034 #agree I don't use hashtags all that often, mainly because I never remember to use them, and am not generally on during Friday's so don't even followfriday anyone. Would a new standard in #tags result in that becoming the new #tag? I too noticed the #3wordsbeforesex etc etc and - somewhat cynically of me - immediately thought of bots - along the lines of the forever lovly 'Britney gives head' that i've been so fortunate enough to be followed by on several occasions - so decided to ignore them. Surely I'm not the only one that thinks this. If everyone started to think that way then you're right. #deathtohashtags it is i guess #agree
I don’t use hashtags all that often, mainly because I never remember to use them, and am not generally on during Friday’s so don’t even followfriday anyone.

Would a new standard in #tags result in that becoming the new #tag?

I too noticed the #3wordsbeforesex etc etc and – somewhat cynically of me – immediately thought of bots – along the lines of the forever lovly ‘Britney gives head’ that i’ve been so fortunate enough to be followed by on several occasions – so decided to ignore them. Surely I’m not the only one that thinks this. If everyone started to think that way then you’re right. #deathtohashtags it is i guess

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