Comments on: Conceiving a Twitter hashtag — and watching it boom http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/ Where the real world and real people use social media. Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:59:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Phil Johncock http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-358 Phil Johncock Thu, 25 Dec 2008 17:20:06 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-358 Thanks, Kurt! This is a great story of the creation and use of a #hashtag, as well as several others that emerged. Sounds like the event has to have enough global interest for the #hashtag to have much significance. In other words, there has to be enough buzz for people to want to Tweet and #hashtag. Thanks, Kurt! This is a great story of the creation and use of a #hashtag, as well as several others that emerged. Sounds like the event has to have enough global interest for the #hashtag to have much significance. In other words, there has to be enough buzz for people to want to Tweet and #hashtag.

]]> By: MagsMac ‘n’ Cheese » Blog Archive » Internet Speak: Part 2 http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-264 MagsMac ‘n’ Cheese » Blog Archive » Internet Speak: Part 2 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:28:24 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-264 [...] At this point, most normal people would have Googled “# sign on Twitter” but oh no, not Maggie. I asked Fayza, the Internet know-it-all, the above question. I got a really loud laugh before she sweetly explained to me that this “poundy-sign” was in fact called a “hashtag.” [...] [...] At this point, most normal people would have Googled “# sign on Twitter” but oh no, not Maggie. I asked Fayza, the Internet know-it-all, the above question. I got a really loud laugh before she sweetly explained to me that this “poundy-sign” was in fact called a “hashtag.” [...]

]]> By: Craig http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Craig Sat, 04 Oct 2008 21:11:54 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-227 That is an amazing story from behind the scenes! Thanks so much for sharing. I was monitoring #vpdebate that night and I've always wondered how those originate. Great work in coining the tag; it really did take off. That is an amazing story from behind the scenes! Thanks so much for sharing. I was monitoring #vpdebate that night and I’ve always wondered how those originate. Great work in coining the tag; it really did take off.

]]> By: The Birth of a Big-Time Hashtag on Twitter « The Writing for the Web Blog http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-226 The Birth of a Big-Time Hashtag on Twitter « The Writing for the Web Blog Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:29:35 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-226 [...] Greenbaum writes a blog post about the genesis of a high-profile hashtag on Twitter, how it came to be and how word spread [...] [...] Greenbaum writes a blog post about the genesis of a high-profile hashtag on Twitter, how it came to be and how word spread [...]

]]> By: Leslie Bradshaw http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-225 Leslie Bradshaw Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:46:30 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-225 Kurt -- I read this and got goosebumps. It is that profound and powerful. When the terms like "viral" and "buzz" get kicked around online, I sometimes tune out because I am left wanting a more meaningful end. So a random video or marketing campaign was "cool," so what? But when it comes to the hashtags, I have seen democratic movements (like #RNC08/protests via www.Twitter.com/notq et al.) and people caring, connecting about the political process. Not all tweets were worthy of a civics essay, but they signal a great trend: people are tuning in and engaging. Well done. Standing ovation from all of us out here in DC. And, of course, stay tuned on the C-SPAN Debate Hub! http://debatehub.c-span.org/ (we just linked this story in fact) Thanks for the shouts/link, congrats once again & do stay in touch! Leslie Leslie A. Bradshaw President // JESS3 Public Affairs Communications Manager // NMS www.twitter.com/leslieann44 Kurt — I read this and got goosebumps. It is that profound and powerful. When the terms like “viral” and “buzz” get kicked around online, I sometimes tune out because I am left wanting a more meaningful end. So a random video or marketing campaign was “cool,” so what?

But when it comes to the hashtags, I have seen democratic movements (like #RNC08/protests via http://www.Twitter.com/notq et al.) and people caring, connecting about the political process. Not all tweets were worthy of a civics essay, but they signal a great trend: people are tuning in and engaging.

Well done. Standing ovation from all of us out here in DC. And, of course, stay tuned on the C-SPAN Debate Hub!

http://debatehub.c-span.org/ (we just linked this story in fact)

Thanks for the shouts/link, congrats once again & do stay in touch!

Leslie

Leslie A. Bradshaw
President // JESS3
Public Affairs Communications Manager // NMS
http://www.twitter.com/leslieann44

]]> By: Skitzzo http://www.igreenbaum.com/2008/10/conceiving-a-twitter-hashtag-and-watching-it-boom/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Skitzzo Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:38:45 +0000 http://www.igreenbaum.com/?p=340#comment-224 I always wondered how those things made it onto the election bar in Twitter. Thanks for the write up! I always wondered how those things made it onto the election bar in Twitter. Thanks for the write up!

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