Facebook Debuts Hashtags, Urges Advertisers to Use Them
Search implications are likely significant
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Facebook today is officially unveiling hashtags to its platform after three months of industry speculation that it would make such a move. Hashtags, which are hugely popular on Twitter (and, to lesser extents, Instagram and Google+), should theoretically make the social media giant more conversational and could have significant search engine optimization implications.
When it comes to the latter, let's say a brand places a hashtag in its television or out-of-home advertising.

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