What is # in Twitter? HashTag Directory For Your Quick Understanding

Written by Jose Lozano

You may want to add this post to your favorites. It will be updated to have a list of the most common hashtags (with explanation) used by Twitter’s users.

Using the sign # before a word, means that you want to talk about a particular thing (event, individual or place) on Twitter. This is the way to tag a conversation so everyone can filter it using Twitter Search.

Here is the list of the most common hashtags used on Twitter. If you know some others that are not listed yet, please submit it, along with its explanation, using the comments section…Thanks for your contribution!

#STOMPERNET: Best Internet Marketing Training Program
#MMI: Used by people following The T. Harv Eker’s Millionaire Mind Intensive Seminar on each city.
#TGIF: Thanks Good Is Friday. This is used to say anything on Friday.
#TNW: The Next Web. It was used to follow comments about the The Next Web Conference 2009 in Amsterdam(The Netherlands) from Apr 15 to Apr 17,
#FOLLOWFRIDAY: This is about following other people in Twitter. You may suggest yourself to be followed, suggest others to follow and just say who you just added to you list of followers.
#UNFOLLOWFRIDAY: This is about removing from the list of followers. You may suggest people to be unfollowed or just mention who you removed from your list of following.
#QUERYDAY or #AGENTFAIL: Used by agents, editors and authors to discuss in Twitter anything related to writting and publishing.
#READATHON: It is a Marathon of Book Readers, an event held annually. See details in 24 Hours Dewey’s Read-A-Thon.