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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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Matthew Keys

By Amy LombardMarch 15, 20120

Saying 9% of Americans get their news from Twitter is wrong. Saying 9% of *surveyed* Americans get their news from Twitter is correct.
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Matthew Keys (@ProducerMatthew) March 19, 2012

Followers: 8K

If it’s news, Matthew Keys will probably tweet it out. He’s a curator of a timely cycle of news tweets, the stuff you probably haven’t seen yet. Keys is joining the ranks of news editors who dole out news as it breaks.

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