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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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Steve Martin

By Allie TownsendMarch 15, 20120

My motto: Unless someone has the courtesy to ask me what time it is, I won’t give them the time of day.
—
Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) March 02, 2012

Followers: 2.4 million

Actor Steve Martin is a likable, funny guy, but his tweets have seem to taken on a starring role of their own. They became so popular that Martin published a book of his personal tweets in early 2012.

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