We all have our favourites hashtags on Twitter and after a while it isn't difficult to become blinkered in respect of what we search for. However, hashtags offer a mass of opportunity to web designers and we've set out to identify the tags of most value.
There are a lot more than are listed here, we know that. If you want to let us know of a tag that you think other designers should follow, drop up a line.
#adobe – often preferred by those who might otherwise use the Photoshop tag, add it to your list
#ajax – particularly if you like snippets, a must-use tag
#asp – a little over populated with job advertisements for our liking, but it occasionally reveals items of interest
#bing – rising like a rocket on a mission, check it
#blogger – sift out some of the stuff and it’s often very worthwhile looking
#chrome – getting busier by the day
#cms – instead of using a product name, try this
#code – seems a little generic to many, but it is used a lot more than you might imagine
#css – a very busy tag offering some of the best items Twitter users have to offer.
#design – dropping the web prefix, similar content
#firefox – often forgotten as a tag but the home of many a superb add-on or tip
#flash – essential for those with a penchant for Flash
#google – mandatory, surely?
#hashtags – a prerequisite!
#html – a popular tag often harbouring one or two little gems a day
#icons – well worth a look every few days, perhaps even daily
#ie – if you like solving problems for fellow users, check this tag
#internet – for a wider view on the web, you’ll find masses of posts here
#javascript – used frequently by those in the know, and rarely disappoints
#jquery – a favourite of many, make sure you monitor it
#mootools – one of the quieter web design tags but worth checking each week
#mysql – we warned you – very, very busy!
#opensource – the haven of a small group of users by comparison, but interesting nonetheless
#opera – popular right now with a new Opera release on the horizon, but always a regular tag
#perl – a little over saturation by some posters, but worth a look
#photoshop – if you’re not using this tag, you’ll soon see why you should be
#php – another favourite of the masses in web design, the PHP tag sees lots of traffic and lots of very valuable information
#safari – very busy indeed
#search – give it a go, now and again you’ll find posts that need retweeting and bookmarking
#sem – little used in comparison to SEO, but with a different type of posting in many cases it is worth using
#seo – we find there is a lot of duplicate content under SEO, but it is still essential
#socialmedia – some of the most interesting content on Twitter in our opinion
#twitter – don’t tell us you don’t use it?
#web – somewhat obviously
#webdesign – even more obviously!
#webmaster – we don’t like this word, but some choose to use it still and you should search it now and again
#wordpress – prepare for an avalanche of posts when you search for it
#wp – sometimes used by those who can’t be bothered with the full tag (#wordpress)
#www – surprisingly quiet, and sometimes the home of diamond posts
#xml – one of the quiet web tags, but often the place to find some very interesting posts
