Instagram is testing out ways to make hashtags more valuable by adjusting how top posts are ranked on hashtag pages. Now, more recent and timely content will be surfaced in the section that curates ...

If you're new to Twitter, or even if you've been using it for years, you may wonder what all those words preceded by the # sign are. They're hashtags. And you should consider using them if you want to ...

YouTube's hashtag search improvements arrive as a new feature, in-video shopping, is being rolled out. You can be forgiven for thinking search optimization improvement efforts are limited to a webpage ...

Trying to get your Instagram profile out there a little more? One thing you might want to think about doing is making it more search-friendly. In other words, you want to edit your profile in ways ...

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It’s finally here, folks! I’ve ranted about it. I’ve drummed up enough conversation over it. And Senior Vice President of Engineering, Vic Gundotra, has at long last announced it to be here — it is ...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has sparked a lively debate about the relevance of hashtags on the platform. In a recent post, Musk criticised hashtags, describing them as “unnecessary” and “ugly, ...

Hashtags are so pervasive these days, Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon spoof them on TV. Companies now integrate hashtags into commercials, window displays and websites. Consumers use hashtags on ...

Elon Musk’s call to stop using hashtags on X has ignited a debate over their relevance and the platform’s algorithm. Elon Musk, CEO of X (formerly Twitter), denounced the use of hashtags on the ...