American Express to Allow Twitter Users to Make Purchases Using Hashtags

By Anita George at 9:00 AM on February 13, 2013

According to a statement released Tuesday on BusinessWire.com, American Express will now allow Twitter users with Amex accounts to purchase eligible, discounted products by using hashtags in their tweets....  read more

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Our Favorite #OrganicMetalBands on Twitter

By Bo Moore at 3:00 PM on March 23, 2011

Thanks to Patton Oswalt, one of Paste’s favorite comedians of the decade, #OrganicMetalBands have been trending across Twitter. Combining the head-thrashing and face-melting of metal bands with the home-grown, hippie-infused ideals of organic living, these are some of our favorite #OrganicMetalBands tweets....  read more

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Our Favorite #AwfulSupergroups So Far

By Max Blau at 10:30 AM on February 21, 2011

Last night, Tweeters worldwide started combining musical groups with uncomplimentary styles to form #awkwardsupergroups. What happens with jazz-rockers join forces with an electro-pop artist? Steely Dan Deacon, of course. Put a blues-rocker next to some post-rockers and get Jon Spencer Blues Explosions in the Sky. Swedish folk guitarist and a popular ’70s funk group? The Tallest Man On Earth, Wind and Fire. You get the idea....  read more

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Our Favorite #HipsterSitcoms on Twitter

By Josh Jackson at 1:00 AM on January 29, 2011

Before we bid this week goodbye, we leave you with our favorite imagined sitcoms geared towards that elusive beast, the hipster. These are some of our favorite Tweets tagged #HipsterSitcoms with a couple of my own thrown in for good measure....  read more

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Our Favorite Less Ambitious Movies on Twitter

By Max Blau at 3:24 PM on January 5, 2011

In which P.T. Anderson's ultimate display of a man consumed by greed turns into a guy going to the doctor for a regular checkup...  read more

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Our Favorite #fatindiebands

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 3:00 PM on December 10, 2010

It's the time of year where humans cheat on diets. Turns out, indie bands are human too...  read more

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Our Favorite #boozemovies So Far

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 4:00 PM on October 18, 2010

Another day, another hilarious Twitter hashtag....  read more

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The Best of #onmytombstone

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 4:04 PM on September 24, 2010

Michael Ian Black is no stranger to quality Twitter hashtags. In recent weeks, he’s brought us gems like #haikusforautumn and the slightly more obscure #livetweetingthescabonthegirlslegnexttome....  read more

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These are a Few of Our Favorite #sadmusicals

By Austin L. Ray at 12:07 PM on September 20, 2010

If it weren’t for swell hashtags like #sadmusicals, we might actually have to go outside during the weekend. Thanks, internet! Below, then, a few of our favorites from Twitter’s latest excuse to click and scroll, click and scroll:...  read more

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Our Favorite #fakeHarryPotterspells So Far

By Bonnie Stiernberg at 11:33 AM on August 31, 2010

Every now and then, we stumble across a Twitter hashtag so simple-yet-clever that we’re shocked it didn’t already exist. Today, that hashtag is #fakeHarryPotterspells....  read more

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