hashtags

=__**Hashtags (#) have some great uses in twitter.**__=

=***You can have a chat using just twitter alone! There are some organized weekly chats.**= =**ex: #edchat**= =**#scichat**= =**#engchat (7 pm EST Monday)**= =**#midleved**= =**Here is a more complete[| list] of chats available from cybraryman, one of my twitter heroes.**=

= = =***They are frequently used as a "backchannel" at an event. Sometimes you just have to guess as to what the hashtag is, or more than one is used (ex: ISTE11, ISTE2011) Most people recommend using one as short as possible.**= =***You can search using a hashtag.**= =***Tweets do not remain forever (they are now being archived by the Library of Congress), but you can save a search.**=

= = =**Here is a very helpful article about [|hashtags] from a wonderful librarian from the Philadelphia area, Joyce Valenza.**=