From the Romans to Twitter, the hash sign – or octothorpe – has had a rich history, and now this innocuous little character has found a mighty resurgence as the hashtag. What happened along the way?
Rand Fishkin calls the "hash" or "pound symbol" a "powerful SEO tool" that many experts rarely use. Demonstrating ways to use it in his video series Whiteboard Friday, Fishkin says that "search ...