Hi Jesse,
You are right! Tags can be used for filtering, labeling, and categorizing your contacts. I think the best way to learn about tags is to read our documentation about it. Click here for our Help Center article, and click here for a blog post entry that includes screenshots. If you still have questions, feel free to post back here.
Jason
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