Whether employers like it or not, their workers are going to be checking in on March Madness, at least now and then, numerous studies have shown.

Here are the must-know hashtags for the games. Follow as little or as much as you wish, and enjoy.

Official Hashtag:

#marchmadness

Major Hashtags:

#BigDance, #bracketology, #brackets, #collegebball,#marchmadness13, #myfinal4, #NCAA, #NCAA2013, #NCAAbrackets,#ncaatournament, #ncaatourney

Hashtags That Could Get Interesting:

#buzzerbeater, #cbs, #cbssports,#cinderella, #collegebasketball, #ncaabasketball, #ncaabball, #ncaahoops,#underdogs, #upset, breakout players’ names during the tournament, and don’t forget about #NIT

Round-Specific Hashtags:

Use of these will increase as the tournament goes on.
#RoundOf64, #Roundof32, #Sweet16, #Elite8, #FinalFour / #Final4,#NationalChampionship

Regional Hashtags:

Alone they’re not always useful, but if you pair them with #NCAA or other terms, these are interesting to monitor as well: #Midwest, #West,#South, #East

Team-Specific Hashtags: Follow the conversation at the team-level with team-specific hashtags. This could be school name, a version of that, or a mascot name.

This post originally appeared in the Huffington Post.

Topics: Social Media Marketing

 

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