Hshtags

Our first widget is now available for everyone to use! You can now embed any hashtag feed on your website, using our Embeddable Tag Search widget. There are three themes available: the Hshtags Salmon and Teal or a neutral grey.

Visit http://hshtags.com/widgets to create your own Embeddable Tag Search and as always, let us know what you think!

Happy Embedding!

Apart from search, one other key part of Hshtags is the concept of lists. What are lists you ask? Think of lists as a pocket full of related tags. They allow for organization and a central place to save all of your favorite tags. There is no right or wrong kind of list as long as it makes sense to you. Here’s an example of what possible lists are:

Nike Brand Tags

• #justdoit
• #nike
• #fuelband

ABC Primetime Shows

• #scandal
• #greysanatomy
• #revenge
• even tags associated with a certain show, eg. #huckstoolbox (from scandal)

What makes lists unique is the ability to view posts associated with all tags in the list as opposed to looking up one tag at a time. You can view your lists in the side nav or on your profile page.

What kinds of lists are you creating? Tweet them at us @thehshtagsteam. If we receive 50 lists, we will feature them in ‘Featured Lists’, a new section of our site to come.

As always, let us know how we’re doing at [email protected] . If you come across any issues creating your lists or just have questions, let us know. Til then, #HappyTagging.

You spoke, we listened and here’s our first update:

• You no longer have to sign up to search but you have to login or sign up to follow tags and create or view lists. Signing up also gives you the ability to view posts from people in your network on each platform as we only return public posts.
• Youtube posts have now been added to the results feed.
• We have made the sign up process a little easier to understand and a step by step process.
• We took note of the features you requested and are working to implement them in future updates.

Keep sending your feedback to [email protected], so we can continue to improve your experience!

Social conversations made easy through hashtags.

At first I was repulsed at the idea on having any social stream open while watching an episode of my favorite show but then I tried it. Why? Because I was intrigued at the concept of being able to track the conversation around the show especially during the premiere or finale. It’s sometimes entertaining yet can be annoying, especially if some mean person decides to spill spoilers. Regardless, it added to the experience so I kept at it.

#greysanatomy (Twitter stream during the Season 10 premiere of Grey’s Anatomy)

What made this possible and what made it easy? Hashtags. Some people may stop reading by this point because they despise hashtags and that’s ok. They are so overused, misused and abused that by this point I’d prefer not to participate in any hashtags debate. But the fact still remains that they exist, they are a powerful marketing tool and an even more powerful conversation tool within the social sphere.

Now with regards to conversations around TV shows, they are an exciting and liberating way to share thoughts and opinions publicly and allowing others to respond. It’s always so interesting to see what someone else (who is not my friend) thinks of the show; their own personal reactions and opinions. Now sometimes I admit it’s distracting so I tend to open Twitter or Facebook in the commercial breaks but otherwise, I’m hooked.

Kim Goulbourne
CEO & Founder

After a successful test session a few days ago, we are proud to announce the official launch date of Hshtags! We will be going live on September 8th, 2013 at 12:01am.

It has been a long journey to the beginning, but we are excited to finally take you along for the ride. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, concerns and most importantly, feedback. Till then, happy tagging!