How To Follow Hashtags On Twitter
Have you ever wondered how to follow a hashtag onTwitter? If there’s a particular topic you’re interested in, following the related hashtag makes perfect sense. However, Twitter doesn’t make it very intuitive to follow the hashtags you like, as there is no straightforward way to do so. There’s no “click here to follow” type of thing — you’ll have to employ some workaround methods, such as bookmarking the hashtag, adding it to your saved searches, or using TweetDeck. We’ll go over all of these methods in our guide below.
Tracking and following hashtags on Twitter is particularly useful if the hashtag you’re interested in doesn’t really change. Trending hashtags change on a day-to-day basis on Twitter, but some hashtags, such as company names or big topics like #technology, will remain the same. The bigger the topic, the more flooded the hashtag will be, so keep that in mind when choosing which few to follow. Let’s get right to it and set up some easy ways to follow Twitter hashtags!
How to follow a hashtag on Twitter using a browser
Seeing as Twitter doesn’t have a “follow hashtag” functionality, you’ll need to get a little creative in order to keep track of all your favorite hashtags. Perhaps the easiest method, although not without its flaws, is simply bookmarking the page that displays your hashtag of choice. This is available in every browser on every device, but won’t be available in the Twitter app on your mobile phone. As long as you’re using a browser, however, you’re good to try this method out. We’ll outline the process in a step-by-step guide below.
This may feel like a very archaic method of doing things, but until Twitter comes up with something better, it might be the most straightforward option. However, it’s not very dynamic — you’ll have to go back to the website and check each time you want to see what’s up.
How to follow a hashtag on Twitter using TweetDeck
TweetDeck is the closest thing Twitter has implemented that allows users to follow hashtags. Initially, TweetDeck was a separate tool, but Twitter eventually acquired it and now offers it as a feature on its website (via TechCruch). However, you may be prompted to log in separately.TweetDeckis not very handy for regular, personal use, but it’s a real game-changer for businesses and official social media accounts. Aside from following several hashtags, it lets you manage multiple accounts at once, and it gives you a large overview of everything that’s happening on Twitter. By the way — if you’re using Twitter to help your business, have you thought aboutapplying for verification?
How to follow a hashtag on Twitter by saving it
This method is similar to simply bookmarking the page with a hashtag, only all of it is contained within Twitter’s own website. Twitter has a functionality that lets you remember a certain search. In this case, you’re going to make use of that in order to save your favorite hashtag(s) and be able to quickly search for them whenever you want. Unfortunately, this is still not a following tool, like Instagram provides, but at least it saves you a couple of steps when you want to check up on your followed topics.
While this is a quick and easy way to save a search or two, you can only save so many before your list becomes too cluttered, and therefore, not useful. Limit your saved terms to just a few hashtags, and you’ll be fine using this method if you don’t want to play around with TweetDeck.
