A new report claims Facebook developers are working to incorporate the social networking website staple of hashtags, which have largely been made famous by Twitter, into its own service. Those familiar with the matter are unaware of how long exactly the Palo Alto-based company have been building the functionality, but the feature is unlikely to be released imminently.
If implemented, the element would allow fast indexing of conversations built around topics, as on Twitter. The move ties in with Facebook's effort to become the "best personalised newspaper," recently unveiling
new search features and a total redesign of the
News Feed.
