Tag Archives: hashtags

Twitter tattoos: Would you get inked for a worthy cause?

Social Tattoo Project (#Japan)In the midst of what seems like a never-ending series of natural disasters, humanitarian crises and massive geopolitical events, a new project based in New York is tackling the issue of empathy and finding ways of making it more lasting…by giving people tattoos of trending topics from Twitter.

And there’s a twist: you don’t get to pick which one you get. Followers of the Social Tattoo Project vote for their favourite, for example #poverty or #haiti, and the volunteer has the hashtag etched onto their skin. Permanently.

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Vodafone mocked by tweeters on its own website in social media blunder

Call me a nevous Nellie, but if my company had recently been subject to a series of protests and criticism about its tax arrangements, would I set up a website that allowed users of a social network where much of the criticism is spread to let their uncensored thoughts appear in a live feed?

Made Me Smile: tweeters mocked Vodafone via hashtag competition

Obviously not. But that’s exactly what Vodafone did over the weekend on Twitter.

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Twitter adds World Cup hashtag icons

World Cup hashtags: thanks to http://www.twitter.com/TaylorHerringPR

If you hate football but love Twitter, you should probably check out some of the Twitter clients that have filtering services and get creative in blocking unwanted posts. Read More »