Hash tags are a means of organizing conversations around events, holidays, ideas, webinars and the list goes on. Anything you would like to have an organized conversation about could have it’s own hash tag.
Anyone can create their own hash tag by simply placing a # before their tag. For example, during Graph Expo, Rick Littrell started the hash tag #graphexpo. This allowed other people on Twitter at Graph Expo to find each other as well as everyone who was not at the expo to follow what was going on.
There are several sites available to help track conversations with hash tags. HashTags.org is a site specifically designed to organize and display conversations with hash tags. I personally use Twitter Search or Twemes as they sometimes seem faster.
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