hashtag

#HappyBirthday: Quintessential Twitter Feature Turns 10

7:04pm August 23, 2017

by Leslie Cook

Originally envisioned as a method of organization, the hashtag has gone from an obscure idea to an indelible part of our communication landscape.

5:01pm December 29, 2016

by Maanvi Singh

They were used to clap back at a racist cartoon and express grief for the Syrian war. The world in 2016, captured in hashtags.

4:18pm August 30, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

A trending hashtag on Twitter invites people to personify countries in Africa with various schoolyard archetypes.

5:17pm May 05, 2016

by Katherine Du

Nigerian netizens are using the hashtag #CaptainAmericaInNigeria as a vehicle for cheeky social and political commentary.

3:39pm January 05, 2016

If it didn't hashtag, did it really happen? We look back on the trendiest hashtags in global development in 2015.

2:37pm October 13, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Do a quick search of #DayoftheGirl and you'll find dozens of related hashtag campaigns. Does that help further the cause or water down the message?