Hashtags are a way of adding tags or categories to tweets on Twitter, by prefacing a tag with the hash (#) symbol. It enables one to search for tweets about specific subjects.
You may have seen Facebook statuses have a word that starts with a hash (#). These statuses are tweets that have been pushed to Facebook.
For a hashtag to be useful, it needs to be used by multiple people. The creation of a hashtag dictionary describes an agreed set of hashtags to use, to increase the likelihood of those tags being used. You can search for recent usage of a hashtag on hashtags.org
Learn more about hashtags
- What are hashtags?
- How to get the most out of Twitter #hashtags
- Designing hashtags for emergency response contains good advice in general for using hashtags
- Tweet your message to a large audience includes commands for following certain hashtags
Rotaract Hashtag Dictionary
| #RACtalk | Used for regularly scheduled online chats amongst Rotaractors, coordinated by @Rotaract. |
| #ThxRotaract | A hashtag successfully introduced by the Rotaract Club of Semanggi Jakarta as a positive branding exercise. |
Rotary Hashtag Dictionary
| #ricon20XX | For tweets about the Rotary International Convention ( the XX replaced with current calendar year) example #ricon2014 |
| #rotary | Basic hash for any tweet about rotary, try doing a search for it on twitter, you’ll see dozens of tweets per second |
| #RotaryChat | A weekly online chat on Tuesdays at 8pm ET (USA) hosted by @geraldmoczynski of the Rotary Club of Tacoma. |
| #ThxRotary | A ROSNF initiative to positively brand Rotary, based on the #thxRotaract idea |
Fellowships Hashtag Dictionary
| #ROSNF | For referring to the Rotarians on Social Networks Fellowship |