Tag Archives: hashtags

Save the Children’s global twitterchat

News just in of an innovative way that the charity Save the Children is using twitter to bring together workers from around the globe, and raise awareness of childhood malnutrition. Using the hashtag #HiddenCrisis, the conversation is rolling around the … Continue reading

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Hashtags: how to avoid trouble

Hashtags are a brilliant way to cluster your tweets, and those of other people, by theme or campaign. But they’re not without potential problems, especially because nobody really ‘owns’ a hashtag and people might start to use the one you’ve … Continue reading

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Hashtags, Twitter-chats and a sense of community

Keeping an eye on hashtags that are meaningful to your organisation’s work is a great way of basically eavesdropping on conversations out there on Twitter. It allows you to get in touch with people and let them know about your … Continue reading

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