Shoq Value » Hash Tags http://shoqvalue.com Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:24:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Why You Shouldn’t Use Twitter’s Built-In Retweet Feature Too Often http://shoqvalue.com/dont-use-twitter-retweets http://shoqvalue.com/dont-use-twitter-retweets#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 22:18:47 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=2543  

It's been well over a year since Twitter implemented its built-in "new" retweet feature, which for many of us, immediately wrecked what had been one of Twitter's best features: the old retweeting style which evolved organically from the user-base, and with no input from Twitter whatever.

Naturally, something that millions of people loved just had

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/dont-use-twitter-retweets/feed 16 What are #Gametags http://shoqvalue.com/what-are-gametags http://shoqvalue.com/what-are-gametags#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:20:40 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=1653 Gametag — is a term that I created to describe the use of #hashtaqs in contests or simple word games played on Twitter, and other social networks that support such tags.

Sometimes I, my friend @lizzWinstead, or some other Twitter addict will create a tag and put it out there and see if others will

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/what-are-gametags/feed 128 My Common Hash Tags, Codes and Terms http://shoqvalue.com/common-hash-tags-and-codes http://shoqvalue.com/common-hash-tags-and-codes#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:37:22 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=656 I have created or heavily promoted several tags and codes that are in everyday use on Twitter, so I get asked a lot. "what does this or that mean?"  I've listed the common ones below to save me some time and keystrokes in the future. If I've left out anything obvious that I use often,

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/common-hash-tags-and-codes/feed 105 About the BL Code http://shoqvalue.com/aboutBLcode http://shoqvalue.com/aboutBLcode#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 00:53:48 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=621  

What is the BL code?

A proposed Message Code for Twitter and any social network.

The BL code means "broken link." It tells someone that a link they sent out was defective.

Geekly speaking, it should be "resource," but I won't get into why. I think the average Twitter user can remember,

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/aboutBLcode/feed 98 About the #FF Hashtag http://shoqvalue.com/the-ff-hashtag-and-the-anytime-ff http://shoqvalue.com/the-ff-hashtag-and-the-anytime-ff#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:09:01 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?p=505 This post has been updated.

Update: See latest Google Hit Counts: #Followfriday vs. #FF  Click here to jump.

What is the #FF Hashtag?

It's just a much shorter version of the familiar #followFriday hashtag seen far too often on Twitter (and now other social networks, as well).  And

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]]> http://shoqvalue.com/the-ff-hashtag-and-the-anytime-ff/feed 1 The #P2 Tag http://shoqvalue.com/about-p2tag http://shoqvalue.com/about-p2tag#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:04:52 +0000 Shoq http://shoqvalue.com/?page_id=17 #p2 is a "hashtag," or a marker that identifies a text message posted on social media networks such as Twitter.com, Identi.ca, Facebook, and others. Click here for an introduction to hashtags.

The #p2 tag is a multi-organizational effort to standardize on a single clearinghouse "umbrella tag" which will be used

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