CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The use of hashtags was first proposed by American blogger and product consultant Chris Messina in a 2007 tweet. Messina made no attempt to patent the use because he felt that “they were born of the internet, and owned by no one".

Detailed explanation-2: -A hashtag is simply a keyword phrase, spelled out without spaces, with a pound sign (#) in front of it. For example, #InboundHour and #ChocolateLovers are both hashtags.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first hashtag In one of his August proposals, Messina tweeted the first recorded hashtag: #barcamp. This “test” tag referred to an international network of user-generated technological and web-based conferences.