Aham...hashtags are an effective way to decrease users privacy,and promote online discussion, Facebook’s move to a wider conversational format is concerning from a privacy perspective. Hashtags function so well on Twitter in part because of the 140 character limit of tweets; in other words, Twitter users must think carefully about what they’re going to post before they post it, leading to less regrettable remarks..facebook, however is a different story..there is no real length limitation,and many users dash off posts without thinking twice...plus Facebook’s significantly larger user base,makes adding hashtags to posts a much greater responsibility on Facebook Of course,it’s never a good idea to post something regrettable on Facebook,but with the addition of hashtags,the audience for those posts could grow exponentially “Hashtags are just the first step to help people more easily discover what others are saying about a specific topic and participate in public conversations,” Facebook wrote in a post. “We’ll continue to roll out more features in the coming weeks and months, including trending hashtags and deeper insights, that help people discover more of the world’s conversations.”
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:10:54 +0000
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