A hashtag (from the English hash - the symbol "hash" and tag - "tag") is a hyperlink, which is a tag that unites several messages on social networks. But in addition to posts and articles, hashtags can also group photos of the same topic.
What is a hashtag?
At its core, a hashtag is a keyword that combines multiple articles, posts (text posts), or photos of the same topic. For example, if you travel a lot and have a personal blog, you can tag your travel posts with the hashtag "#travel_notes". And if the reader of your blog wants to read all the entries about your travels, he may not search for them all over the blog, but simply click on this hashtag, and all the entries marked by him will appear on one page - this will save your readers time.
The hashtag must begin with the # symbol. This is followed by the same keyword that combines messages from one topic. Most often they are used in social networks Twitter, Google+, Facebook, Instagram and VKontakte, as well as Youtube.
Hashtags on photos
It is noteworthy that with the help of hashtags, you can combine not only texts, but also photos into groups. For example, Instagram is a special social network for posting photos, VKontakte and Facebook also allows you to share pictures. Therefore, if you want to group photos of your culinary creations, travel shots or photos of your children into one group, you can use hashtags.
In the case of photos, hashtags should be added in the comments to the photo. That is, you attach a photo to a regular message, and write a keyword in the text. Or several - in one message, you can put a lot of hashtags at the same time. Do not forget to put a hashtag (#) at the beginning - such an entry is converted to a hashtag automatically on those sites that support this system. Full list of sites and social networks that support hashtags: Diaspora, Gawker Media, FriendFeed, Google+, Instagram, Orkut, Pinterest, Sina Weibo, Tout, Tumblr, Twitter, VK, YouTube, Kickstarter, Fetchnotes, Facebook, Coub.
The convenience of hashtags also lies in the fact that they can be written both in Latin and Cyrillic. But it should be noted that spaces in hashtags are not put - words are either written together - for this you can write each of them with a capital letter (#TravelNotes) - or instead of a space, an underscore character (#TravelNotes) is used.
If you own an electronic diary (Diary or LiveJournal), you probably know that there is already a well-developed tagging system - there is no need to put a pound sign. There you can select pre-entered tags from the list and put them in a special line. So in your diaries, you can also designate a photo with hashtags - however, not the photo itself, but a post (entry) with it.
Since the hashtag must necessarily be an active link, it makes no sense to put it on the photo itself using graphic programs.
