The best forms of personalised media gather information on the user without any direct input from him/her. This has already been done using facebook and twitter feeds (see flipboard.com) but maybe Hashtags could be used in some new way in everyday life.
Here is the Twitter definition of a hashtag:
Definition: The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages.
It has now spread beyond Twitter and is used on many websites as a way of locating information. For example TheJournal.ie create a new hashtag if they are covering a live debate or press conference. The coverage can then be followed on Twitter or the website.
Perhaps the Hashtag can have greater use in the everyday as a means of accessing information - click the hashtag on an item to discover info about it?
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