Facebook has added hashtags recently, following in the footsteps of Twitter. While privacy settings will still be in effect, the new feature will give brand’s hashtag campaigns a much wider audiences as it can naturally extend to Facebook. It will also give marketers a better measure of engagement than the ubiquitous “like” as it indicates relevance and recency. That being said, do not expect it to have quite the same impact as Twitter as Facebook does not lend itself to real-time conversations in the same way.
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Vine Adds Trending Hashtags
Vine announced an update to its Explore section today that would allow users to more easily discover content: Vine will now include trending hashtags that allow for topical posts to come to the fore. It’s unclear whether this uses Twitter’s algorithms for trending, but the company acknowledges the dearth of creative posts that use a popular hashtag that have also made it to the popular sections of the service. There’s no update needed to see this new service – just go to the explore section and scroll down. It remains to be seen whether advertisers will use trending hashtags in Vine like they do in Twitter, but considering how closely the two services are linked and utilized, it wouldn’t be surprising to see the trend of viral marketing continue into Vine.
