Tiago Forte@fortelabs·Mar 31, 2019Why are hashtags such a strong signal of low quality? Every hashtag on a tweet dramatically drops its credibilityQuote TweetVenkatesh Rao@vgr·Mar 31, 2019If you want to kill a word, start hashtagging it unironically.6231
Venkatesh Rao@vgrReplying to @fortelabsIt’s a discoverability hack for low credibility users like brand accounts or people with fewer followers than they want10:46 PM · Mar 31, 201916 Likes
Brett Williams@brettlwilliams·Mar 31, 2019Replying to @vgr and @fortelabsI think this applies in an extreme example to the Chinese use of homophones and look-alikes to ironically get around censorship (like comparing Xi to Winnie the Poo)https://theguardian.com/world/2018/aug/07/china-bans-winnie-the-pooh-film-to-stop-comparisons-to-president-xi…11
Olli Tiainen@olliten·Mar 31, 2019Replying to @vgr and @fortelabsThis applies 90% of the time. Distinctive/timely hashtags are less a signal of low credibility and more about providing context to the tweet.