Meaning of hashtagification | Babel Free

Definitions

The process by which something is turned into a hashtag.

neologism, uncountable

Examples

“Undoubtedly. Converted into a glib hashtag, #ICantBreathe can bear all the hallmarks of social-media "slacktivism," an easy assertion of identification with the oppressed. But such is the fate of any successful slogan. That's especially true in the age of hashtagification, when today's vibrant meme is tomorrow's stale cliché.”

“This is the problem with the hashtagification of this notion of saying no, of doing less, of reacting against what the psychoanalyst and fellow of the Institute of Psychoanalysis Josh Cohen calls our "manically overactive, hyper-stimulated acquisitive culture".”

“By deftly using YouTube, Twitter, and Tumblr to spread the book through the hashtagification of the book title, #RedefiningRealness was able to reach a lot of people.”

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