What the Trend? Twitter and its #hashtag
If you haven't noticed, hashtags are everywhere. Well, everywhere online. Nowadays, they’re almost unavoidable. What began as a means of sorting out what's being tweeted at the moment on Twitter has now grown into something more; becoming punch lines on Facebook statuses, daily news and even during your favourite TV shows. In other words, what started out to be a social media trend has progressed into something more meaningful - a communication system that allows you to view a topic of discussion just by searching a key word. Need the next Miley Cyrus hit? Hashtag search "Miley" and you'll find a flock of tweeters tweeting a tweet about her most recent smash hit or her latest break-up. But is this just a trend or are hashtag messages becoming a part of our everyday lifestyle? Yes. It's gotten to the point where artists are naming their songs with hashtags. Will.i.am has a song called "#thatPOWER" and Mariah Carey has a song called "#beau...