Instagram has always been the kind of social network where you follow specific people. Sure, there’s an Explore section where you can find something new, but that’s about it. Recently, Instagram comes with the new feature that’ll have you following your interests while still getting to know new people.
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The feature lets you follow hashtags, in addition to specific handles. This way, you see Stories and top posts about a topic on your homepage, rather than having to search for it in Explore. So if it’s a #Slime trend you’re keeping an eye on, or just want to see all the #catsofinstagram, just follow the hashtag and it’ll be delivered conveniently to your homepage.
It’s also good for Instagram, as the ability to follow hashtags gives the company some juicy metadata for advertising, something they may implement once it’s properly taken hold.So if you want your posts showing up in people’s hashtag follows, you’re going to have to post good stuff, but also post often. Recency and quality are the two factors considered by the app’s algorithm when surfacing these posts on home pages.
That means you’re not going to get bounced out by someone captioning every photo with 500 hashtags, as long as you post stuff people like with even one hashtag.
