I only speak in hashtags History Of The Internet

This week we explore the history of the hashtag, from pound sign to hyper-linkable marketing tool. Asking how the hashtag started, when the pound key became a hashtag and what is the impact of hashtags?



Guests in this week's show include:
Chris Messina - Invented the hashtag
Stowe Boyd - Coined the hashtag term
Lewis Wiltshire - Twitter senior executive
David Matley - Academic at University of Zurich
Rachelle Vessey - Applied Linguistics at Newcastle University
Errol Jayawardene - Red Lorry Yellow Lorry Public Relations



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