Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Writing about the creators and data behind digital entertainment. This article is more than 10 years old. Eight years ago, ancient ...

Terry writes about social networking giants and legal issues in Silicon Valley for CNET News. He joined CNET News from the Associated Press, where he spent the six years covering major breaking news ...

Hoping to help spotlight topics of interest, Chris Messina advocates labeling Google+ posts with the hashtags he brought to Twitter four years ago. But is there a better way? Stephen Shankland worked ...

A screengrab shows a tweet from the ABC show "Scandal." The show's cast is notorious for making a huge effort to tweet when the show is airing.HOEP This image released by ABC Family shows a still from ...

Today’s entrepreneurs have to start businesses in a culture of intense social media activity. In case you haven’t noticed, this social media thing is kind of a big deal. One thing that every social ...

“Tippecanoe and Tyler Too” was the first official presidential campaign slogan. It belonged to William Henry Harrison, and referred to his 1811 battle victory against Tecumseh. But then you get his ...

If Twitter is useful for anything beyond a flamethrower of breaking news and URL errata, it’s forcing us to be considerate about language—we have to use space wisely. Unfortunately, the hashtag is ...

Internet-connected workouts were supposed to be straightforward. You burn some calories, log your progress, and go on about your day. At least that's what Peloton seemed to have planned initially.

Standing on the sidewalk outside an imposing downtown church, Michael Corral carried a portable loudspeaker and a handmade wooden cross with an old-fashioned message: "REPENT & BELIEVE." "They're ...

The hashtag has revolutionized punctuation. Rather than having to rely on traditional question marks and exclamation points, tweeters are free to punctuate their musings in infinite ways.

The biggest social network in the world has embraced the use of hashtags with open arms. This was a bad idea. The first time I heard the word "hashtag" spoken it was by my boss's boss, an editorial ...

Having an effective and catchy TikTok hashtag can easily attract attention from the viewers. It's a symbol that can draw a person's interest in a particular subject on the platform. With that in mind, ...