The hash symbol – also known as the pound/number sign, or even the octothorp(e) as Macworld reader Keith points out – was one of the more rarely used special characters until Twitter and ...

Since that year, the hashtag has grown from a random symbol on your phone’s keypad to one of the most recognisable facets of our modern day media landscape. It started its journey on Twitter ...

One key tool for engaging users on such platforms has been the use of hashtags or the symbol ... marks a shift from relying on superficial tags to a deeper focus on content quality ...