There is little doubt that Twitter has become one of the most influential platforms for getting your message out to the masses.
Hashtags can be a very confusing proposition to new tweeters, that’s ok, I was there not long ago. I’m not professing to be an expert by any means but I think I am ahead of the learning curve for now.
What is a hasttag?
The # symbol is called a 'mark' and in conjunction with keywords or topics in a Tweet it creates a hashtag.
Why should you include a hashtag?
It’s a way to categorize messages and enables those with similar interests to find each other.
Why should you include a hashtag with your tweets?
So we can find you. They are the single best way to get your tweets seen by those who don’t
already follow you.
The Top Ten #Hashtags for Genealogists
(These are in no particular order, as Twitter has no method of accounting for which of these particular hashtags are the most popular.)
#genealogy
#family history
#WDYTYA (Who Do You Think You Are?)
#ancestry
#archival
#familysearch
#rootstech
Or if writing your family history and want to share a tip or story try using #writing and #family history.
If you’re looking for other hashtags you can search for them a Twitter Search.
Have a favourite #hashtag you follow that is popular amongst the genealogy crowd, drop me a line I’ll add it to my list.
I’m also tweeting Family Recipe Friday at #familyrecipes, and for those of you writing your family history, or a novel based on your family history we can share tweets at #familywriter
6 comments:
After seeing DearMYRTLE's webinar on Twitter, I am glad to see this article. Although I have had a Twitter account, I have not really learned much about it as I have Facebook more. So, this will help me in learning the # marks.
Thanks, Tina
Lynn, you wrote "The # symbol is called a hashtag". Just a small correction. The "#" symbol by itself is called a "hash" mark. When you combine it with a word or abbreviation, then you have a hashtag.
@Tina, Good Luck twittering
@Drew, thanks for pointing that out, I've made the correction.
One I use often is #cemetery. Good suggestions. Thanks!
I send a tweet every time I create a new post, usually using #genealogy #familyhistory #memoir
Most #memoir I follow don't use the "S" but that's probably a toss-up. Good tweeting advice in combining hash tags. I just don't know how much following I'm getting from Twitter, but feel I have to do it in today's world.
Hi Linda, I have noticed that there is a hashtag "memoir" and "memoirs". I currently follow the one with the "s" but I'll have to check out the other one and see which I prefer.
@genibeth, adding #cemetery to my list, thanks for the suggestion.
Post a Comment