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There are ways to justify accessing social media at work should you get caught. Of course, these tactics are not boss-proof, so use them moderately -- or only in dire situations.

For the year 2012, the American Dialect Society has given the Twitter-inspired term <a href="/analytics/hashtag">#HASHTAG</a> the award for being the most memorable word, calling it a "ubiquitous phenomenon in online talk."

Nowadays, hashtags are almost synonymous to a successful event. Here are the key elements of effective event hashtags.

2012 was a year of empowered philanthropic activities made more successful by active social media promotion.

To maximize your use of hashtags for personal objectives or to push an online campaign, these are the ten websites where you should be applying them.

Amid all the brouhaha on Instagram's departure, Twitter forges a deal with Pinterest for added photo-sharing features.

Online users can be located and reached by specific companies depending on the hashtags that they?re using. Here's how hashtag targeting works.

Some individuals have lost their jobs because of careless use of Twitter and other social media platforms and not taking care of their account.

A study by the University of Chicago found that social media use has leveled with (and sometimes surpassed) vices and sex when it comes to getting your attention.

Using hashtags on your Pinterest search will lead to a plethora of ideas and inspiration online.

URL shorteners are great tools to make more space for personalization on your tweets.

Hashtags have been a popular and effective way to bring ideas together from people all over the world -- and a solid technique for marketers to reach their target consumers.

Not all characters are acceptable for use with hashtags. Here's what works and what doesn't.