Facebook gets #Hashtags Support Finally

Hashtags are coming to Facebook to help users better surface conversations. The social network wants to make it easier for users to find content already on Facebook, and functional hashtags are the first step. 

Hashtags from other services, such as Instagram, are clickable as well. Users will also be able to compose posts directly from a hashtag feed and search results. That could make adding real-time content to specific streams easier than before.  Will they be overused? Are they really necessary? Even if a user does only use hashtags once in a blue moon, they will help Facebook learn a little bit more about that user's likes and dislikes.


But hashtags? Right now, one thing is clear: Hashtags look ugly. Facebook prides itself on a smooth, beautiful design. But they've put hashtags in boldface, exactly the same way they deal with names. So hashtags are as important as people, Facebook?

Twitter's identity that the "Discover" tab — one of the four main entry points to Twitter across all of its platforms — is marked by a hashtag.

Hashtags from other services, such as Instagram, are clickable as well. Users will also be able to compose posts directly from a hashtag feed and search results. That could make adding real-time content to specific streams easier than before. Since then, the hashtag has been adopted by other services, including Flickr, Tumblr, Google+ and even Facebook-owned Instagram.