Simple explanation of the use of the hashtag for social media marketing. How to use it and where to use it - including a useful tool for searching hashtags across social networking sites. You can read the full blog over at http://kljsocialmedia.com

1. What is a
#Hashtag?
By Karen James
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2. What is it?
A word or words (with no spaces)
preceded by the # symbol
turns it/them into a clickable link
#Hashtagsareclickable
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3. Why is it used?
To group conversations about the
same topics
together making
them easier to
follow and
easier to find
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4. How is the
#hashtag used?
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5. On television programs .... #bgt
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6. But for business
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7. For Conferences
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8. For Local Networking
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9. For Industry Discussions
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10. For Categorising
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11. ... and for Recommending!
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12. Where are #hashtags used?
Let me know if I’ve missed any!
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13. Can you search #hashtags
across social media sites?
Funny you should ask!
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14. Check out (tagboard.com)
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15. Want some more simple
explanations?
See you soon 
Karen
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