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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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U.S. Census Bureau

By Allie TownsendMarch 15, 20120

Countdown to #1940Census records: Between 1935 & 1940, 15.7 million people in U.S. moved, majority within same state.
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U.S. Census Bureau (@uscensusbureau) March 16, 2012

We know what you’re probably thinking: What’s so great about Census data? We’ll leave the value of the information up for your discussion, but bureau’s Twitter feed is extremely active. Not only will they take questions via tweet on data-related requests, but they host Twitter chats, pull out interesting and relevant archive content, all for our perusal.

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