Can we talk about hash tags for a second? Over the last few years, Twitter has revolutionized the use of the number sign #. For those who aren’t on Twitter, the concept of hashtags probably doesn’t make sense…at least it took my cousin AGES to somewhat wrap her head around it.
In a nutshell, a # is an easy way for people to search for tweets that have a common topic. For example, if you search #ModernFamily, tweets relating to the TV show will come up. By incorporating hashtags into your tweets, you can “trend” a topic and attract a wider audience. Hashtags also add comical value to a tweet, by giving the author a chance to contradict what he/she is saying or to poke fun e.g. #mylifeissohard.
As it’s been a while since I’ve done one of my Hey It’s Okay posts, it’s time to bring it back…with the addition of hashtags
Hey It’s Okay…
- To be forever dependent on Gmail to remind you about uploading an attachment #gotmyback
- To raise your eyebrows regularly as you read Fifty Shades of Grey #prudemuch
- To be really upset when you accidentally drop your favourite clip in the toilet #Butterfingers
- …And to then debate fishing out said clip #answerisno
- To want to laugh when your grandmother refers to “Wi-Fi” as “Hi-Fi” #rollwiththetimes
- To entirely resonate with this photo #storyofmylife
- To not feel amazing, revitalized, or cleansed after hot yoga..and instead actually feel like crap #bikramyoga
- For holiday mode to kick in…11 days too early #Londoncalling
- To spend £50 on protein powder without batting an eyelid yet debate whether it’s worth paying £1.69 for an app #pennywisepoundfoolish
- To rely on 10-second rule when your food falls on the floor #dontjudge
- To give up trying to decide what to have for dinner and just resort to a bowl of cereal instead…#becauseican
- To not care about the implications of a dry monsoon, especially on the farmers & their crops #sorryimnotsorry
What’s okay in your books this week?
LOL love this post!! So funny I had to explain the #Hashtag to someone on Sunday, funny thing is I don’t tweet. Today I’ll be hanging out in Toronto, #cityloving, #sitecitingwithvisitors, #fun Ha ha have a good rest of the week!!
Rule number 30 of hashtags: overuse is a killjoy…haha I kid I kid, enjoy Toronto!
This post made me literally LOL! I can relate to so many of these it’s not even funny…especially the empty closet and overflowing bag pic! Story of my life! 🙂
As much as I’m looking forward to going on holiday next week, I am definitely dreading the packing bit :-/
PUhahhaha!! I just joined twitter about a month ago, and I must say it was and still is quite overwhelming! How do people keep up?! And I was wondering what # was all about! Clearly, I’m stilll lost. So you can use # basically for anything? I thought that people had some sort of list or something..A light bulb just turned on in my head!
What a fun post!! Thanks for the much needed laughter during this lunch break!!
You are most welcome…hope Twitter makes a bit more sense now. It took me a while to get in the swing of hashtagging!
I love this style of posts and I have to admit, the drop things in toilet and fish out has happened way too many times.
Haha if it happens again, I may just have to fish it out 🙂
LOL! I am the exact same way about paying through the nose of protein powder but being cheap on apps.
All about priorities eh 😉
hahaha.. what is up with fifty shades of gray, everyone keeps going on and on about it. I don’t read so I guess I’ll never find out. This was a fun read. It’s so sad that my closet is FULL, but yet every morning, I stand there for 5 minutes trying to figure out what to wear for work. I’m addicted to shopping, as you can tell. When are you coming to London? 🙂
Good news: they’re making it into a movie & I believe Angelina Jolie is starring in it! I get to London next weekend 🙂
Really fun post! That packing pic is SO true! I wait till the very last minute to pack nowadays!
I dont think I could handle the anxiety of leaving my packing till the last minute. My OCD nature kicks in, and I start making packing lists days in advance 🙂
I love your “Hey it’s okay” posts! And my mom used to refer to wi-fi as “whiffie.” I didn’t correct her for a while because it was hilarious…apparently it’s a difficult term for the less tech-savvy.
Hahah that’s so cute! For the sake of my own amusement, I am yet to correct my grandmother!
Hahaha! I’m new to Twitter and hashtags, so some of these were really funny to me! One of my favorites that I’ve seen so far has been #therearebetterideas…such as ‘daughter sticking wire rod into electrical outlet’….#therearebetterideas…cool post!
Haha I love that- gonna check out what else shows up in that hashtag! Thanks for sharing 🙂
This made me laugh!! You know, I am still getting my head around hashtags. I didn’t understand them at first, and even though I do now, I still don’t use them much.
Glad this made you laugh- I am a major hashtagger :)!
These are all so funny! I love Twitter, it’s such a fantastic resource, I’ve actually been using it quite a lot on my internship this week! Of course it’s also great for a good laugh 🙂
Completely agree about it being a great resource…it’s amazing how much of an impact 140 characters can have :)!
Hahah these are amazing! I have been there with the clip thing… except I did fish it out… lol gross I know, but I thoroughly washed up afterwards 🙂 I am still slightly confused by hashtags, I never use them, but they are in fact, often hilarious!
Haha not gross at all…although if it happened after you did your “business”, then it would be sliiiightly ick ;)!
Bwahaha. Loved it. I’m an overuser of hashtags to sum up everything so really liked this. Angelina jolie is going to in 50 shades?? That’s taking the idea of a virginal, awkward college student to the extreme.
I reckon Christian Bale (aka Batman) would be good as Christian Grey. Maybe because they’re both called Christian???
Haha I agree about Angelina Jolie- she is a bit too hot for what I imagined Anastasia! As for Christian, Jude Law instantly comes to mind- he’s one of the few guys who’s looks are worth “surrendering” to ;)!
These posts are my favorite!! Love the outfit/packing photo!! Haha.
Haha I knew I couldn’t be the only one guilty of this ;)!
Hahaha I love the #Storyofmylife ones and that picture above is SO SCARY TRUE!
I’m sure every girl can relate to some extent!
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