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tagging content & covnersations on twitter... hashtags are a way of creating a topic that can be talked about and searched (my humble newbie understaning) - (#) see more details on this page.

talking about subjects on twitter with 'tags' - you use the hash symbol. Make sure there is an existing tag before you make one. Hashtags are a community-driven convention for adding additional context and metadata to your tweets. They're like tags on Flickr, only added inline to your post. You create a hashtag simply by prefixing a word with a hash symbol: #hashtag.

twitter: tracking Vs #hashtags

this is a fab post Eliz, about how to track conversations by people who you follow or topics - see hashtags bookmark. This is possible through the tools on the page.

see description- about tracking keywords on twitter and finding them later.

How to track topics on twitter by keyword - bit like saving keyword searches in google Today we're releasing a tiny feature to do just that, and we're calling it "tracking." If you've set up your phone or IM on Twitter, you can send a command like: track NYC When someone (anyone who updates in public) mentions "NYC," you'll get it on your device in real-time. From there you can send "whois username" to find out more about that person, or "follow username" to follow his or her updates. Don't want to receive anymore about NYC? Toggle it off with: untrack NYC You can create as many of these as you want, so send "track drinking tea", "track iphone", "track walking san francisco" and you'll receive matches for all. Want to get a list of what you're currently tracking? Send "track" alone (or "stats"). Turn them all off by sending "track off". We love this technology, and hope you do too. We're continuing to refine and play with it, so please send your feedback! What will you track?