Hashtags are an essential part of social media platforms like Twitter. They allow for dynamic tagging to easily find messages with a specific theme. Hashtags are used by adding a hash symbol before a word or phrase to make tweets more searchable and easier to track, helping you to connect with other like-minded social media users, causes and a whole lot more.
If you’re looking to follow a hashtag on Twitter, you’ve come to the right guide. Both the Twitter web client and the app allow you to follow a hashtag from within its search function. To follow one, type your hashtag of interest into the search box and hit enter. Once in the search return page, click the triple dotted menu icon to the right of the search box, and click save search. Now, whenever you tap on the search bar, the hashtag will be easily accessible under saved searches.
However, if you use Tweetdeck, you’re not stuck using saved searches. Tweetdeck strength lies in its simple and effective interface displaying everything from the accounts you’re interested in to the hashtags you follow in one easy dashboard. Launch your browser, go to tweetdeck.twitter.com, and perform a search. Your search results will then be given their column displayed on the right-hand side of your dashboard. Columns are rearrangeable, so if you want to move one, just hold the triple vertical lines in the upper left-hand corner of a column and drag it where you’d like to see it. Now, whenever you log into Tweetdeck, you’ll see the latest tweet with your hashtag right where you placed them, making monitoring the hashtag in real-time a breeze.
Lastly, there are a lot of third-party websites and social media tools that enable hashtag tracking, with one of our favorites being T-wubb. Aside from being free and easy to use, all that it requires you to do is enter a hashtag you’d like to follow. It will then display a live feed of tweets with the hashtag you entered. Before using a third-party website or tool, remember to do your research before giving them access to your personal information, just to stay safe.
Following hashtags on Twitter is an excellent way to stay updated on topics that you’re passionate about and connect with like-minded people. By using the Twitter web client, app, or Tweetdeck, you can easily follow hashtags of your interest. With a little bit of research, you can also leverage third-party websites and social media tools to help you monitor hashtags more efficiently.