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hashtags are rolling out on Facebook. “When you click on a hashtag in
Facebook, you’ll see a feed of what other people and Pages are saying
about that event or topic.”
Hashtags were one of the most popular features on twitter. Now, in order to increase the popularity and compete with other social services like the Twitter or Google Plus, facebook has also launched the hashtags feature to it.
“But hashtags are for Twitter.”
That’s the general reaction that most Facebook users have after finding out that Facebook has implemented a hashtag system within its site. The tagging system allows users to post hashtags throughout posts and comments on the site. These hashtags become hyperlinks that connect to a stream of content that shows what other people are saying about the same topic. The feature, copied from Twitter‘s use of the hashtag, is meant to be a way to organize information on a page.
Many people said doesn’t understand why Facebook needs hashtags. Twitter uses them to categorize content but they don’t want their content categorized on Facebook. Facebook isn’t about looking up what strangers are saying about mundane things, it’s about connecting with friends you currently have about social topics.
Because Facebook has become a place I can dump silly status updates as well as pictures from nights out with my friends, the value of finding useful information in Facebook is non-existent. Thus, posting irrelevant statuses with arbitrary hashtags is my way to joke about Facebook’s efforts.
Now that Facebook has also added verified pages (a blue check mark that confirms a celebrity’s account is authentic), it’s becoming more and more apparent that Facebook is taking advantage of Twitter’s successful features.
Whether Facebook realizes that its relevance is slowly decreasing, or the company thinks that adding hashtags will add value to its site, I doubt it’s going to work. Facebook and Twitter are independent social networking sites with different purposes. Both sites are successful because they have features that best compliment the goals of their sites. Perhaps Facebook’s vision is changing, but these features and constant redesigns aren’t pleasing users. Hashtags are for Twitter, and they should stay there.
What do you think of Facebook’s use of the hashtag? Share in the comments below!
Hashtags were one of the most popular features on twitter. Now, in order to increase the popularity and compete with other social services like the Twitter or Google Plus, facebook has also launched the hashtags feature to it.
“But hashtags are for Twitter.”
That’s the general reaction that most Facebook users have after finding out that Facebook has implemented a hashtag system within its site. The tagging system allows users to post hashtags throughout posts and comments on the site. These hashtags become hyperlinks that connect to a stream of content that shows what other people are saying about the same topic. The feature, copied from Twitter‘s use of the hashtag, is meant to be a way to organize information on a page.
Many people said doesn’t understand why Facebook needs hashtags. Twitter uses them to categorize content but they don’t want their content categorized on Facebook. Facebook isn’t about looking up what strangers are saying about mundane things, it’s about connecting with friends you currently have about social topics.
Because Facebook has become a place I can dump silly status updates as well as pictures from nights out with my friends, the value of finding useful information in Facebook is non-existent. Thus, posting irrelevant statuses with arbitrary hashtags is my way to joke about Facebook’s efforts.
Now that Facebook has also added verified pages (a blue check mark that confirms a celebrity’s account is authentic), it’s becoming more and more apparent that Facebook is taking advantage of Twitter’s successful features.
Whether Facebook realizes that its relevance is slowly decreasing, or the company thinks that adding hashtags will add value to its site, I doubt it’s going to work. Facebook and Twitter are independent social networking sites with different purposes. Both sites are successful because they have features that best compliment the goals of their sites. Perhaps Facebook’s vision is changing, but these features and constant redesigns aren’t pleasing users. Hashtags are for Twitter, and they should stay there.
What do you think of Facebook’s use of the hashtag? Share in the comments below!
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