Hashtags

WATCH: The Best #MyGraduationSpeech Tweets

Posted 05.22.2012

This week, Jimmy Fallon's "Late Night" hashtag was graduation-inspired. He honored all of the students that don robes and funny hats this time of year...

Twitter's Troubling Trending Topics

Evan Neubauer | Posted 05.08.2012

Evan Neubauer

I was shocked by what was trending on Twitter this morning. Trending topics included "If I Had A Gun" and "#FatPeoplePasswords."

Can Sonia Gandhi Beat Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar?

Sreedhar Pillai | Posted 04.30.2012

Sreedhar Pillai

If 1.3 billion people of India, one fifth of the world population, have one common weakness it is their infatuation for the game of Cricket.

American Hashtag Society

The Technician | Posted 04.27.2012

The Technician

As I read about the ADS' decision to declare "occupy" the word of the year, I couldn't help but wonder what would win if we were to vote on the Hashtag of the Year. Therefore, I offer you my own winners for various hashtag categories.

The Most HIlarious #FedValentines

Posted 02.10.2012

Whoever said monetary policy isn't sexy just doesn't know what they're talking about. In anticipation of Valentine's Day, the twitterverse is abuz...

WATCH: My Worst Valentine

Posted 04.10.2012

For his most recent Late Night trending topic, Fallon honored the season by asking people to share their worst Valentine's Day experiences ever. So if...

Lucas Kavner

How We Bow At The Altar Of Memes

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucas Kavner | Posted 01.23.2012

Your reactions to seeing another "Shit ______ Say" video may vary. My own responses have run the gamut from "Oh, dear God, when will this end?" to "Oh...

Twitter Movie Hashtag Game Gives Hollywood Three New Ideas for Sequels

James Napoli | Posted 03.19.2012

James Napoli

The hashtag #MedicalFilms invited Twitter users to put a doctor's office spin on well-known movie titles, and out of the thousands of tweets that ran wild with the concept, three will soon be major motion pictures.

Do You 'Like' Me?

James M. Lynch | Posted 03.17.2012

James M. Lynch

I still remember my grade school days of the '60s at Our Holy Redeemer Catholic school in Freeport, Long Island, when a girl would pay a little attent...

WATCH: The Funniest #MomQuotes

Posted 01.06.2012

Jimmy Fallon asked viewers to submit their funniest "Mom Quotes" on Twitter for his popular Late Night Hashtags segment, and evidently, his viewers' m...

Hashtags Aren't Just For Twitter Anymore, Teens Report

About the authors: Jimmy is a senior at Maine South High School and Omar is a junior at Pritzker Colelge Prep. Both are student reporters for The Mas...

The Top 7 Twitter Hashtags Of 2011

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 12.05.2011

As part of Twitter's year-end review series, the microblogging site is looking back on the top trends, topics and events of the past year. On December...

Book Titles For The Overstimulated

Annemarie Dooling | Posted 12.27.2011

"The Grapes of Wrath," "Something Wicked This Way Comes," "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." Book titles can be very alluring and exciting. How m...

WATCH: The Funniest #YeahIDidThat Tweets

Posted 12.13.2011

When Jimmy Fallon calls for another round of Late Night Hashtags, his viewers listen, and then make it a trending topic worldwide on Twitter. This wee...

WATCH: Fallon Shares The Funniest Party FAILS

Posted 11.29.2011

This week for his Twitter hashtag bit on "Late Night," Jimmy Fallon asked his followers to share their best party FAILS -- or, more simply, the most e...

Occupy Wall Street: Handmade Signage And Street Theatre

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington | Posted 11.24.2011

Jaime Rojo & Steven Harrington

"New York is the concentrate of art and commerce and sport and religion and entertainment and finance, bringing to a single compact arena the gladiato...

The Funniest #InappropriateFuneralSongs On Twitter

Posted 11.07.2011

Funerals are a time for reflection, honoring life, and comforting the bereaved -- not club beats and catchy music lyrics. But that won't stop the folk...

Lady Gaga's Brother May Convert to Islam

Jalees Rehman, M.D. | Posted 10.25.2011

Jalees Rehman, M.D.

AUGUST 24, 2011 GOTHAM CITY, NY - Joey Germanotta is not as famous as his older sister Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, who is also known as "Lady ...

WATCH: Fallon Reads The Funniest 'Who Does That' Tweets

Posted 10.11.2011

For Jimmy Fallon's latest Late Night Hashtag, he asked everyone on Twitter to share stories that make you say, "Who does that?" Like one guy whose...

WATCH: Fallon Presents The Best Camping FAILS

Posted 10.04.2011

Jimmy Fallon has made his Late Night Hashtags one of the signature bits of "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." But the difference between a normal talk sh...

WATCH: Fallon Finds The Weirdest Bosses On Twitter

Posted 09.27.2011

Jimmy Fallon's latest "Late Night Hashtag" -- #mybossisweird -- became a global trending topic on Twitter in less than 30 minutes, and with good reaso...

3 Simple Things to Do Today Instead of Saying "Eff You Washington!"

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 09.24.2011

Richard (RJ) Eskow

The president has embraced the failed policies of austerity economics, and he clings to them even as they're failing in Great Britain and poll numbers show that the American public hates them. But despair not, ye infuriated Americans. Here are three things you can do today.

WATCH: Fallon Covers The Worst Beach Fails

Posted 09.13.2011

We love a good "Late Night" Hashtag. We also we love a good fail. And we love the beach. If only there were a way to bring all of these things togethe...

Famous Quotes With One Word Replaced By 'Duck'

Posted 09.06.2011

Ducks are taking over the Internet! OK, not exactly, but the folks on Twitter -- who aren't exactly quaks -- are sharing their favorite quotes, in ...

Look Out @CoryBooker! Rahm's On It

Maegan Carberry | Posted 08.24.2011

Maegan Carberry

I toured Team Rahm Digital's offices this week and caught a glimpse of the hustle and bustle as they start building a strategy that can maximize the tremendous opportunity to engage this amazing city.