VELOCITY ALERT: The Beginner's Guide to the Hashtag

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THIS STORY IS ABOUT TO GO VIRAL

The Beginner's Guide to the Hashtag If you're a social media novice, hashtags -- those short links preceded by the pound sign (#) -- may seem confusing and unnecessary. But they are integral to the way we communicate online, and it's important to know how to use them (even though some people, like Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, are not the biggest fans). How does Mashable know what's going viral? Mashable built a system called Velocity, which scours the social web, collecting lots and lots of data around how people are engaging with published articles. It then pulls all of that data back to Mashable, dumps it into our own predictive engine, and predicts which articles are about to go viral. Read more at Mashable.com ▶ You received this email because you are registered on mashable.com. We respect your privacy. If you believe this has been sent to you in error, please safely unsubscribe. Mashable, Inc. is a California Corporation. P.O. Box 64 New York, NY, 10159-0064