The Power of Hashtags in Social Media: Lessons Learnt from the Urology Tag Ontology Project

Eur Urol Focus. 2022 Nov;8(6):1565-1567. doi: 10.1016/j.euf.2022.05.002. Epub 2022 Jun 3.

Abstract

Standardisation of hashtags for urologic diseases in the Urology Tag Ontology (UTO) project has facilitated more efficient filtering of social media content. Hashtags must be recognisable and easy to understand. The UTO list should be expanded to include hashtags for urologic procedures and the hashtags could be used on social media platforms other than Twitter to reach a wider audience.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Social Media*
  • Urologic Diseases*