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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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Stephen Fry

By Allie TownsendMarch 15, 20120

My spam is commanding me to "Stop Snoring Immediately" but I'm wide awake. Maybe they're confusing me with someone else.
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Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) March 07, 2012

Followers: 4 million

Called “the Patron Saint of Twitter,” British actor, comedian and writer Stephen Fry is one of the network’s most influential and sometime controversial voices. Since launching his account in 2008, Fry has gained more than 4 million followers – and hey, he’s only quit Twitter twice in process.

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