Finally, Facebook Too Gets The #Hashtags

Bangalore: Hashtags, which were popular on the sites like Instagram, Twitter, Tumblr, or Pinterest, have made their way to Facebook too. On Wednesday, the social networking giant, on its news room page, posted that the hashtags will now be clickable on Facebook pages; allowing you to add context to a post or indicate that it is part of a larger discussion. When you click on a hashtag, you'll see a feed of what other people and Pages are saying about that event or topic.

“Every day, hundreds of millions of people use Facebook to share their thoughts on big moments happening all around them. Whether it’s talking about a favorite television show, cheering on a hometown sports team or engaging with friends during a breaking news event—people on Facebook connect with their friends about what’s taking place all over the world,” the post said. Facebook users will now be able to group comments on the same topic by typing the hashtag alongside a keyword - such as #holiday! - at the end of a post.

Facebook is said that hashtag is one of many other new features that it will introduce to highlight discussions about events on Facebook. But presently the feature will only be rolled out to roughly 20 percent of its users, with a full global launch expected in the coming weeks.

Although Facebook's own users have been using hashtags for some time, to highlight some comments and status updates, they will now be able to click on the hashtagged words as a search term and view a feed of discussions relating to that topic.