Hashtags and ReadabilityPosted by Matt Perez on 02/17/2010 in user experience , usability , Twitter , readability , hashtags |
Hashtags are a clever convention invented by Twitter users. They can be extremely useful, but excessive use of these can make a post harder to scan/read. If you overuse hashtags consistently, your followers will skip your posts and, eventually, stop following you altogether. Learn to strike a balance.