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Originally Posted by nostatic
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Ok - I can understand why a company would want to track how many times certain keywords like Cayman, Porsche, GT3...etc. are used in social media. HOWEVER, why would I hastag words like "happy" "sad" or "confused" ?? If you hastag everything, then vital information can be lost in the noise.
Further -- if I only use hastags for keywords which are valuable for trending, that means I am making aware my likes and dislikes to marketing agencies which can now track me via social media. While I have nothing to hide, I also do not want to be inundated with useless spam and cold-calling. If I am interested in a Cayman, I don't need to hashtag it -- I can simply go to a Porshe dealer and look at one, test drive one, and buy one, without 1,000,000 useless twitter & facebook posts telling me about a Cayman.
I guess folks don't understand that when it comes to social media, "if you aren't paying for a service, you aren't the customer -- you're the product." And, "The only privacy notice on social media you need to learn: if it is private, DON'T POST IT!"
Now, if you'll excuse me, #gottagopoop
-Z-man.