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Hashtags Now Linking in Twitter

 
Twitter has started linking hashtags in tweets to Twitter searches. A few other Twitterers have started to notice as well: The move makes sense, considering that the hashtag phenomenon has reach tremendous popularity. They often appear in the trending topics. The move also illustrates a greater emphasis being placed on Twitter Search, which only this year has become a focus of the company. It wasn't that long ago that it was added to the Twitter home page , and it is already sparking big interest in real-time search throughout the entire search industry. (link)

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