Antalya City Blog introduce new hashtags for Antalya's promotion

Antalya City Blog introduce new hashtags for Antalya's promotion. These are #LoveAntalya & #ExploreAntalya

No major campaign today is complete without a hashtag.

What Exactly Is A Hashtag?

A hashtag is a word with a “#” symbol in front of it. In the social media world, these words become a search function, that connects the searcher to conversations and content based on the hashtag they’ve looked up. Even emojis can now be used as searchable hashtags on particular networks (Instagram and Twitter). Hashtags are often used for novelty or to group content for others to find. On various networks, you can click on a hashtag, and it will bring up all posts that contain that specific hashtag.

A timeline of the evolution of the hashtag:

• August 2007 – Hashtags first proposed for use on Twitter
• July 2009 – Twitter officially embraces the hashtag linking to a list of all tweets for anything proceeded by #
• January 2011 – Instagram add hashtag support
• Spring 2011 – Twitter plays a role in the Civil unrest of the Arab Spring. #Bahrain becomes one of the most used hashtags of all time
• October 2011 – Google+ begins automatically linking all hashtags in posts
• January 2013 – Half of Superbowl ads include a hashtag
• June 2013 – Facebook begins supporting hashtags
• October 2013 – The Advertising Standards Authority (UK) and the FTC (USA) state that adverts made via a celebrities Twitter page should incorporate the hashtag “#ad

The purpose of Hashtags

Hashtags can help make the connection in the consumer's mind between a social media concept and a brand and its campaigns such as an offer or regular content. Some social media users follow specialist hashtags so they can help a little in increasing visibility.  So, our new hashtags can help to promote Antalya on social media.

Please use our new #hashtags for #Antalya:

#LoveAntalya

#ExploreAntalya

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A Special Guest Post by Ernst Koch

Antalya City Blog has another big surprise. After Social Media Specialist Peter Langela, our second special guest is Ernst Koch from Austria. He loves Antalya and we asked him a few questions about Antalya and our blog.

      Can you tell us a little about yourself?

My name is Ernst Koch, I am Austrian, 51 years. I am business consultant in Marketing & Advertising, Financial, Real Estates, Art...

What is the meaning of Antalya for you?

I came for holiday to Antalya and to see my best friend & Reiki teacher Sahin (www.reikimeister-sahin.com [we set up a new page at the moment]), who lives in Antalya and has also his practice rooms here in Antalya Muratpaşa. It seems to be, that I’ll stay here to work with Sahin together & so I can help many people to feel good and to become healthy again.

What is your favorite activity in Antalya?

I am improving my Reiki- &Bio-energy treatments, study spiritual healing techniques, meditation, doing sport (first of all swimming in the sea), and enjoying every day.

Do you have a memorable moment ever in Antalya?

I was in Antalya for the first time in December 2006 and I was surprised, because it was very cold. I am impressed by the kindness of the people here in Antalya.

What do you think about Antalya City Blog?

The Antalya City Blog is very good made. I saw it and just liked it. Good Design & content!

Other Great Antalya Photos by Ernst Koch

Our Special Thank You to Ernst Koch for writing to us as our special guest author! (Danke)

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A Special Guest Post by Peter Langela

Antalya City Blog has a big surprise. Our special guest is Peter Langela from the Netherlands. He loves Antalya and we asked him a few questions about Antalya and our blog.

Can you tell us a little about yourself? 

   

My name is Peter Langela, 50 years, married, 6 kids, live in Losser, the Netherlands and parttime in Antalya, Turkey.  In the year 2000 I founded Starsale B.V. in The Netherlands, a company for the development of professional websites, web applications, mobile applications and the professional use of social media.

My target focus is on mobile application and social media. Every month I give workshops and  presentations for entpreneurs, business associations and managers.

In the Netherlands I host the business talkshow ‘Twente Onderneemt’ (www.twenteonderneemt.tv) on local TV station ‘TV Enschede’. Every week I talk to local business owners, politicians  and managers from the public sector about working, living and doing business in the region of Twente.

What is the meaning of Antalya for you?

In 2003 I visited Antalya for the first time for a private holiday with my wife and I was impressed of this beautyfull and dynamic city. In 2006 my company researched for an international location to outsource software development and to find a 2nd market for Starsale B.V. We researched many countries including India, China, Romania and Turkey. The choice was Turkey because of the fast growing economy, the good educational system and the good availability of young software developers.

In Turkey we contacted with several Teknokent’s in Istanbul, Ankara, Izmir and Antalya. Antalya Teknokent responded immediately and could convince us to visit and this is how we started in Antalya. In May 2006 we started the business here and since then Antalya became my second home town.

From the region Twente in Enschede we can choose from 6 airports with over 10 direct flights per day to Antalya. Our office in Antalya is closer by than many people can imagine. 

What is your favorite activity in Antalya?

I come every month for about one week to Antalya. In the beginning I feel and behave like a tourist but in between I experience the city as a local. In The Netherlands I attend weekly Turkish lessons and bit by bit I understand the language. My favorite activity in Antalya is get lost in Antalya and discover new amazing places every time again. 

Do you have a memorable moment ever in Antalya?

  In the past 6 years I have many memorable moments from Antalya. 

What do you think about Antalya City Blog?

   

Antalya City Blog is a good initiative and a good source for everyone who is interested in Antalya. I often forward the  articles to my network via social media and via mail. I keep following you!

Other Great Photos by Peter Langela 

Our Special Thank You to Peter Langela for  writing to us as our special guest author! (Dank U)

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