History Of The Internet

1: I only speak in hashtags

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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

Find us on Twitter & Instagram on @InternetPod

Email the show [email protected]
Send gifs to presenter @Jamie_Wareham

Season 1 is supported by www.thememo.com - editorial, making the future more human.

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