Whether it’s shedding light on global movements and events, connecting people everywhere to like-minded communities or just establishing a direct path to the content you’re most passionate about, it all happens on Twitter. Thanks to the power of the global cultural phenomenon that has shaped the way we communicate: the hashtag. Born on Twitter in 2007, celebrates its 14th anniversary on August 23rd, otherwise known as #HashtagDay.
14 years ago on August 23, @chrismessina Tweeted #barcamp, the first time a hashtag was ever used. Over the past 14 years, it has evolved from a user-created way to categorize or ‘tag’ Tweets, to becoming part of our everyday speech, changing the nature of communication onl
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