Hashtag segmentation

A computer system for segmenting hashtags, the computer system comprising:

• a bus system;
• a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions;
• and
• a processor connected to the bus system, wherein the processor executes the program instructions to:
• receive a hashtag from a client device via a network;
• determine whether the hashtag contains two or more defined sub-hashtags, wherein the hashtag is a combination of the two or more defined sub-hashtags;
• segment the hashtag by inserting a character between defined sub-hashtags to form a combination hashtag that starts with a hash symbol and includes the character between the defined sub-hashtags without spaces in response to determining that the hashtag contains the two or more defined sub-hashtags;
• present a user interface on the client device that allows a user of the client device to select the combination hashtag as a whole or select only one particular hashtag segment contained in the combination hashtag to receive content corresponding to user selection;
• receive the user selection from the client device via the network;
• retrieve a set of content linked to the user selection;
• and
• send the set of content linked to the user selection to the client device via the network.

A computer program product for segmenting hashtags, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computer to cause the computer to perform a method comprising:

• receiving, by the computer, a hashtag from a client device via a network;
• determining, by the computer, whether the hashtag contains two or more defined sub-hashtags, wherein the hashtag is a combination of the two or more defined sub-hashtags;
• responsive to the computer determining that the hashtag contains the two or more defined sub-hashtags, segmenting, by the computer, the hashtag by inserting a character between defined sub-hashtags to form a combination hashtag that starts with a hash symbol and includes the character between the defined sub-hashtags without spaces;
• presenting, by the computer, a user interface on the client device that allows a user of the client device to select the combination hashtag as a whole or select only one particular hashtag segment contained in the combination hashtag to receive content corresponding to user selection;
• receiving, by the computer, the user selection from the client device via the network;
• retrieving, by the computer, a set of content linked to the user selection;
• and
• sending, by the computer, the set of content linked to the user selection to the client device via the network.