Twitter
gives you the freedom to add a hashtag to any word you can think of.
Some are self-explanatory, while some are best understood only by the
one who tweets it. This could explain why Twitter is testing a feature
that could help users understand the meaning behind a tag.
As
reported by The Wall Street Journal, searches for different hashtags
will now display an explanation in addition to tweets associated with
the hashtag. The new feature has been rolled out in the latest update of
the iPhone Twitter app. Desktop and Android users are yet to receive
the update. With this a regular hashtag will have a legend explaining
its origins or the reason behind it. For example, #tbt will bring out
Throwback Thursday, #smh Shaking My Head and #oitnb points out the TV
series “Orange Is The New Black”.
Twitter
has not officially announced the update, however, the micro-blogging
website has been working on its interface for quite some time now. A
series of revamping started after Twitter’s growth in terms of users
took a beating in late 2013. Since then, it’s been trying hard to get
first-time users make use of its platform by giving prominent placement
to photographs and creating a simplified the sign-up process.
Hashtags
work similar to search keywords and are useful for finding what’s
trending on the web. With descriptors for popular hashtags, newbies can
also be in the know and make sure they are not left scratching their
heads trying to figure out what the buzz is about.
Posted by : Gizmeon
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