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Hashtags are short messages on services such as Twitter or identi.ca may be tagged by including one or more hashtags: words or phrases prefixed with the symbol, with multiple words concatenated. Then, a person can search for the hashtag and related content will appear in the search engine results. These hashtags also show up in a number of trending topics websites, including Twitter's own front page. Such tags are case-insensitive, with case often used for readability. The feature has been added to other, non-short-message-oriented services, such as the user comment systems on YouTube and Gawker Media. Real-time search aggregators such as Google Real-Time Search also support hashtags in syndicated posts. On October 20, 2011, blogger Zack Ford suggested and began a collection of queer specific hashtags for use by media, the movement and general public. WikiQueer now houses that list, allow you to make your own additions! (more...)