The # symbol is the pound sign (as in 5# of meat) or the number sign (as in #5). The first time I heard the word "hashtag" was on a TV car commercial. The person in the ad was a young female adult who ...

Here's official proof that the selfie is here to stay — as of today, if you look up "selfie" in a Merriam-Webster dictionary, you'll find the following definition: "(n., 2002): an image of oneself ...

The hashtag has been creeping across social networks, but the broader conversations often remain locked on one site or platform. A startup called Tagboard is looking to change that, and today it’s ...

Being able to check the meaning of a trending hashtag before jumping in with a response could help save existing users' blushes and make navigating the network much easier for new members. Contextual ...