What are Asheville Twitter Hashtags anyway? #avlhashtags

Hashtags are a quick and easy way to label and track certain topics, groups, and ideas over the Asheville Twitter network. All you have to do is add a pound sign (#) and a word right after (no spaces) to use for Twitter tracking purposes.

For example: A popular hashtag in the Asheville area is #asheville. When someone is talking about something in the area, and wants to make sure that they defining their location, they add #asheville to the end of their tweets. So here is a sample tweet: “Had a great sandwich at Circle in the Square today #asheville.” Sometimes local communities and groups make up hashtags that are a little more detailed. For example: #avlrestaurants is a good one for Asheville Restaurants. Here is a sample tweet: “Great beer and dinner at Bellagio Bistro in North Asheville on Merrimon Ave. #avlrestaurants.” Oh, the avl (AVL) is short for Asheville if you are not familiar with the area.

Hashtags do not belong to AskAsheville or anyone else in Asheville. They are community property, if I may. When I am tweeting or retweeting something on Twitter about the Grove Park Inn, I sometimes use the hashtag #avlgpi to label the Tweet. When I am talking about an Asheville hair salon, I usually tag the tweet #avlhair. When I am mentioning an automotive service in Asheville, I use #avlauto after my sentence or so. Pretty simple.

You can also make your own hashtags to use on Twitter. If you wanted to tag your weekly meeting for your business or sales group, it is very easy. For example: “Meeting with some of the managers to go over our Green Building 2010 mission #gb2010” I just made a twitter hashtag called #gb2010 for simple identification and tracking. On Twitter or on the Twitter search, people can now click that hashtag link and gain all of the information from many different people all in one place because of this great resource. Before events begin, it is good to let people know that you have a #hashtag if they are using Twitter.

If you need some more info on Twitter or other forms of social media and networking in the Asheville area or beyond, please see G Social Media.

Asheville NC Hashtags for Twitter and Tweeting #asheville

Hashags are a great way to build community in the new Twitter Tweeting world that we now live in. When you add a hashtag to your tweets, you are labeling them for easy use. People can then go to these hashtags and search for a community bin of experiences, thoughts, ideas and reviews. This is perfect to use to track all of the local action going on about any certain subject. Here is a preview of a simple hashtag directory that we are building for the Asheville area. If you have an "avl" hashtag that you think should be included, feel free to send it over to us for consideration on our website contact form.

You can also use these types of hashtags for your local community. For example, you may want to use #wvlrestaurants for restaurants in the Weaverville North Carolina area, and #hvlmusic for music in Hendersonville North Carolina.

Note: You can search any of these Asheville hashtags on Twitter by clicking HERE!

Asheville Hashtags:

***Perfect Real Time Info Hashtags for Asheville North Carolina:

#avlnow - Something interesting or important happening right now in Asheville NC. In the moment!

#avltoday - Happenings or events going on today in Asheville North Carolina. Important hashtag for people looking for things going on Today!

#avltonight - Happenings or events going on in Asheville tonight. Perfect for people looking to do something this evening, or if they want to make some last minute plans.

#avltomorrow - Here is something that is happening tomorrow in Asheville. Maybe a last minute notice of an event, concert, or party.

#avlweekend - Have something coming up this weekend in Asheville NC? This hashtag is perfect to add to your up and coming event.

***Restaurants, Dining, Cafes, Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Food Hashtags in Asheville:

#avlrestaurants - This is the most widely used hastag for all Asheville area restaurants, whether local independent or chain restaurants. Please also mention the name of the restaurant!

#avldining - This is used for Asheville dining experiences and is somewhat similiar to the Asheville restaurants hashtag, but used for more of a fine dining experience.

#avlcafes - Use this hashtag for an eating experience in Asheville in a Cafe or Diner. This is more of a lighter dining experience, usually in a smaller type environment.

#avlfastfood - Use this hashtag when talking about Asheville eating experiences in their fast food establishments. Fast food can most of the time be identified by if they have a drive-thru window.

#avlbreakfast - Use this hashtag to offer or talk about a breakfast in Asheville NC.

#avllunch - Use this hashtag to offer or talk about a lunch in Asheville NC.

#avldinner - Use this hashtag to offer or talk about a dinner in Asheville NC.

#avlbrunch - Use this hashtag to offer or talk about brunch in Asheville NC.

#avleats - This is a simple hashtag to share some of the meals you have eaten in Asheville NC. A Twitpic would go nice with this too!

#avlfood - Use this hashtag to talk about food in Asheville North Carolina.

***Music, Parties, Events, and Shows in Asheville North Carolina:

#avlmusic - Have a music show coming up in Asheville or want to share a blog or video about a music experience? Use this hashtag for music in Asheville.

#avlevents - Use this hashtag to share or promo an up and coming event in Asheville. This could be a concert, theatre show, party, community event, fundraiser, etc.

#avlconcert - Use this hashtag to mention a concert coming to Asheville NC.

#avlshow - Use this hashtag to promote an up and coming show in Asheville NC.

#avlbands - Use this hashtag to mention, promote or talk about bands in Asheville North Carolina.

#avldj - Use this hashtag for Asheville DJ and Disc Jockey promotions in Asheville NC.

***Asheville Art and area Arts hashtags:

#avlart - Use this hashtag to talk about art in the Asheville area. Adding a Twitpic to this is also a great bonus!

#avlarts - Use this hashtag to talk about and promote the Arts in the Asheville area. Whether performing arts, paintings, musical... this is a great hashtag to use.

#avldance - Use this hashtag to promote, talk about and invite others to a dance ir dancing event in Asheville NC.

#avldancing - Share your dancing experiences in Asheville NC with this hashtag. You can also use this to tweet while you are dancing and mention the name of the event or location too.

#avlgraffiti - Use this hashtag for graffiti art in Asheville North Carolina. A twitpic or similiar accompanying this is a good idea.

#avlgraff - Same as the #avlgraffiti hashtag.

***Other Asheville Hastags:

#avlquestions - Have a question about Asheville North Carolina. This is the perfect hashtag to use to ask that question.

#avlanswers - People that have the answers to the Asheville questions people are asking should use this hashtag when responding.

#iloveavl - If you want to express your love and gratitude for Asheville North Carolina, please use this hashtag.

#comn2avl - Coming to Asheville NC for a vacation, visit, or just stopping by? Use this hashtag to make your announcement. Businesses can check these hashtags out and maybe offer you some great incentives while you are here.

#movn2avl - Are you moving to Asheville? Let us know the good news by using this hashtag!

#avllost - Did you lose something in Asheville? Use this hashtag to let us know your loss. You can also use this hashtag if you yourself are lost in the Asheville area, and need some directions.

#avlfound - Found something in Asheville that you think someone may have lost? Use this hashtag to list your find.

#avlnews - This is a great hashtag for "New by You in Asheville". If you have something "newsworthy", please tag it with this hashtag.

#avlcrime - Talking about, tweet reporting, or witnessing a crime in Asheville NC? Call 911 and then use this hashtag on Twitter.

#avl4sale - Do you have something in the Asheville and Buncombe area (WNC) that you would like to sell? Use thus hashtag to promote your items.

#avlsales - Do you have a sale at your place of business in Asheville? Let us know with this hashtag!

#avlgrocery - Talking about groceries and food at Asheville area supermarkets? Use this hashtag in your mentions.

#avlpolitics - Use this hashtag when talking about local Asheville WNC area politics.

#avlservices - Do you have a service that you offer in the Asheville NC area? Use this hashtag to let us know.

#avlhotels - Use this hashtag to talk about hotels experiences in the Asheville NC area. Hotels can also use this hashtag to promote their establishments.

#avlpics - Do you have photos or picture in or of Asheville NC? Use this hashtag in your tweets to identify and share them.

#avlrealty - Use this hashtag to promote or talk about real estate in the Asheville NC area.

#avltix - Use this hashtag for anything to do with tickets for an Asheville event, raffle, fundraiser, etc.

#avlpolice - Use this hashtag when tweeting about the Asheville Police or departments in the AVL area.

#avlfiredept - Use this hashtag when talking about Asheville Fire & Rescue, Fire Department.

#avlems - Use this hashtag when talking about the Asheville and Buncombe Emergency Medical Services, EMS.

#avlbaseball - This hashtag is to reference any baseball activities or events in the Asheville area.

#avlfootball - This hashtag is for any football reference in the Asheville NC area.

#avlsports - This hashtag is for any and all sports activities in the Asheville Buncombe area.

#avlnightlife - This is a great hashtag to use when tweeting about or during a night out in Asheville NC.

#avlclubs - Use this hashtag when talking about nightclubs in the Asheville North Carolina area.

#avlespanol - Use this hashtag when tweeting in Spanish or mentioning something that pertains to the Hispanic community in Asheville.

#avlrequests - Use this hashtag if you are requesting something in or for Asheville North Carolina.

#avlneeds - Need something from the Asheville community? Use this hashtag to let us know.

#avlstores - Talking about a store in Asheville? Use this hashtag please.

#avlreviews - Have a review of a business, restaurant, store, or whatever in the Asheville area? Please use this hashtag!

Other Hashtag Sites of Interest: What The Hashtag, Hashtags.org

Thank you! -AskAsheville and G Social Media