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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.

Culture

John Green

By Allie TownsendMarch 15, 20120

Want some historical context to understand current events in Syria? I explain as much as I can in under four minutes: youtube.com/watch?v=ElRoN-…
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John Green (@realjohngreen) March 06, 2012

Followers: 1.2 million

John Green makes the world suck less – really, that’s the mission he’s written on his website. Green is a best-selling author and a co-founder of NerdFighters.com, a site dedicated to “decreasing world suck.” He’s also one half of the Vlogbrothers, a video blogging enterprise with his brother Hank Green.

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