Twitter Hash Tags

Hi ..

Once again I welcome my weekly mailing readers to my blog! So what do you all think about hash tags? Have you been confused? Are you an old salt and been using them for years on other social networks and in other applications? Are you new and having learned a little about them, excited about the new possibilities??

Just a quick review for those arriving at the blog without seeing my mailing, a hash tag is identified with the "#" symbol. It is used along with letters, numbers, both as an acronym to categorize tweets into different topics/subjects. They are used when many people are tweeting about the same topic, or from the same event. And yes, they are also used on other social sites.

My personal feeling is although they appear to be a nuisance within the daily list of tweets... they are a blessing if you are truly marketing on Twitter. When you do a search for hash tags you will find out what people are talking about, interest in etc. First a entire new list of potential followers is in front of you and second knowing what people are saying gives you the platform on which you can introduce whatever it is that you sell. Maybe it is just a platform to build the relationship on and maybe it is a more direct path to a business sale! It obviously depends on what the hast tag means!!

Two great resources are: www.Hashtags.org. and http://tagal.us/

Let's discuss it! Put your questions, ideas and opinions in the comments section. I welcome your input.

Keep your business garden growing ...
margie