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The 140 Best Twitter Feeds of 2012

TIME's social media editor Allie Townsend & social media associate Amy Lombard pick the 140 Twitter feeds that are shaping the online conversation in 2012. Let us know what you think of our choices, using hashtag #Twitter140.

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AJELive

By Amy LombardMarch 15, 20120

Breaking: A car bomb has exploded near a hotel in the Somali capital, #Mogadishu. We'll bring you more on this when we get it.
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(@AJELive) March 21, 2012

Followers: 182K

There are few international news organizations who are bringing us the level coverage that Al Jazeera is providing and its Live Twitter feed is no exception. Tune in during large breaking news events for play-by-play coverage of what AJE knows.

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