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Barack Obama

This account is run by #Obama2012 campaign staff. Tweets from the President are signed -bo.
16,099,650 followers |

Ellen DeGeneres

Comedian, talk show host and ice road trucker. My tweets are real, and they’re spectacular.
11,509,480 followers |

The New York Times

Where the Conversation Begins. Follow for breaking news, NYTimes.com home page articles, special features and RTs of our journalists.
5,197,509 followers |

A Googler

News and updates from Google
4,805,243 followers |

Dalai Lama

Welcome to the official twitter page of the Office of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama.
4,341,777 followers |

The Onion

America's Finest News Source. Follow @OnionPolitics for the latest War For The White House election coverage. Also http://facebook.com/theonion
3,816,116 followers |

TIME.com

Breaking news and current events from around the globe. Hosted by the staff of TIME. Tweet your questions to our customer service team @TIMEmag_Service.
3,536,842 followers |

Stephen Colbert

3,496,925 followers |

BBC Breaking News

Breaking news alerts and updates from the BBC. For news, features, analysis follow @BBCWorld (our World edition) and @BBCNews (our UK edition).
3,282,617 followers |

Sarah Silverman

We're all just molecules, Cutie.
2,959,929 followers |

The White House

Official WH twitter account. Comments & messages received through official WH pages are subject to the PRA and may be archived. Learn more http://wh.gov/privacy
2,897,709 followers |

Al Gore

2,420,581 followers |

Rachel Maddow MSNBC

I see political people... (Retweets do not imply endorsement.)
2,123,472 followers |

BBC News (World)

The latest stories, features and updates from BBC News (World edition). For UK edition, follow @BBCNews. For breaking news, follow @BBCBreaking
2,024,156 followers |

The Economist

Official site for The Economist. Follow for article updates, events and news from The Economist. To subscribe go to: http://econ.st/ddIkQq
1,976,170 followers |

TextsFromLastNight

remember that text that you shouldn't have sent last night? we do... send your TFLN to 76843
1,959,997 followers |

Pitchfork

The essential guide to independent music and beyond.
1,945,399 followers |

National Geographic

Since 1888, we've traveled the Earth, sharing its amazing stories with new generations. Official Twitter account of National Geographic.
1,901,280 followers |

Huffington Post

The Internet Newspaper - Curated by @kerstinshamberg, @lauralizhibbard, @socialmia, @deanpraetorius, @travelinganna
1,850,042 followers |

Guardian Tech

News and comment from the Guardian's technology team
1,810,790 followers |

NPR Politics

Political coverage and conversation from @NPRnews
1,794,162 followers |

The New Yorker

The New Yorker is a weekly magazine with a mix of reporting of politics and culture, humor and cartoons, fiction and poetry, and reviews and criticism.
1,547,618 followers |

Louis C.K.

I am a comedian and a person and a guy who is sitting here.
1,252,104 followers |

PBS

PBS invites you to explore new ideas and discover new worlds. Join us here for conversation and sharing.
1,182,554 followers |

ReadWriteWeb

The latest news, analysis and conversation in all things web, tech and social media from the ReadWriteWeb.com team.
1,176,712 followers |

TEDTalks Updates

The official feed for daily TEDTalks. Only new TEDTalks are posted on this feed. For all TED news, follow @TEDNews too!
1,021,807 followers |

NPR News

News. Arts & Life. Music. Everything and more from NPR.
1,000,553 followers |

United Nations

Official twitter account of United Nations. Get the latest information on the UN.
870,762 followers |

ColonelTribune

The Colonel knows Chicago. He is also a more gentlemanly version of @ChicagoTribune
806,885 followers |

Harvard Biz Review

The latest Harvard Business Review blog posts, Management Tips of the Day, Daily Stats, and more.
749,849 followers |

Fledgling Wine

A Twitter wine project that promotes literacy around the world.
719,806 followers |

Room to Read

We partner with communities in Asia & Africa to transform the lives of millions of children through literacy and gender equality in education.
569,620 followers |

Justice Department

Official DOJ Twitter account. DOJ does not collect comments or messages through this account. Learn more at justice.gov/privacy-file.htm
470,914 followers |

Google Book Search

News, tips and popular quotes Google Book Search.
468,821 followers |

creativecommons

Creative Commons is a nonprofit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of ©.
463,800 followers |

Open Government

Official Twitter account of the White House Open Government Initiative
458,190 followers |

New York Times Books

Book reviews, news, author profiles, interviews and more on books from The New York Times. (Tweets by @johnwilliamsnyt)
453,571 followers |

AmnestyInternational

We've been fighting the bad guys since 1961 - you can join us! Get the latest #humanrights news and actions. Official Amnesty International USA profile.
436,665 followers |

WHO

Official Twitter channel of the World Health Organization, the United Nations' health agency
435,222 followers |

Library of Congress

We are the largest library in the world, with millions of books, recordings, photographs, maps and manuscripts in our collections.
380,031 followers |

Human Rights Watch

HRW provides timely information about human rights crises and developments in 90 countries around the world. Curated by @jimmurphysf. Our Staff: @hrw/our-people
348,715 followers |

TheBritishMonarchy

http://www.royal.gov.uk The latest news on Royal events
328,391 followers |

Margaret E. Atwood

author
324,172 followers |

NYTimes Science

Science, Environment, Space and Cosmos News From NYTimes.com/Science
317,690 followers |

The British Library

Colin Wight is Senior Content Manager at the British Library. Assisted by Hanna Fayaz. Working on Writing Britain, YouTube, Facebook etc.
288,995 followers |

Rick Mercer

Anger is my cardio.
284,622 followers |

NewsHour

PBS NewsHour is one of the most trusted news programs on TV and online. Brought to you in part by @chenk_x, @MeenaGanesan and trusty robots.
263,627 followers |

Radio-Canada Info

Prenez des nouvelles de votre monde. Tous nos grands titres et nos alertes de dernière heure, avec une équipe à votre écoute (aidée d'un fil RSS).
221,052 followers |

The Paris Review

Quarterly literary magazine founded in 1953.
207,562 followers |

NYT Small Business

A place where small-business owners can compare notes, ask questions, get advice, and learn from one another's mistakes.
207,264 followers |

Foreign Policy

Global Politics, Economics and Ideas
203,760 followers |

TED TALKS

Ideas Worth Spreading
196,626 followers |

AIDS.gov

Your link to U.S. HIV & new media info: http://blog.AIDS.gov. Note: following/being followed does not equal endorsement. Privacy policy: http://go.usa.gov/XBA
165,098 followers |

The Globe and Mail

News and headlines from Canada's national newspaper
137,627 followers |

ACLU National

The ACLU is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public interest org devoted to protecting the basic civil liberties of everyone in America. Links: bit.ly/pages/privacy
134,601 followers |

CBC Top Stories

Top stories, features and viewpoints from CBCNews.ca.
123,217 followers |

Harvard University

Official Harvard University Twitter feed. Updates on teaching, research, life & learning @Harvard in Cambridge, MA and around the world. Staffed by comms dept.
122,052 followers |

jian ghomeshi

Broadcaster. Writer. Musician. Producer. Manager. Mammal. (in that order, for now) Host and Co-Creator of Q on CBC Radio & CBC TV
113,842 followers |

Jack Layton

Leader, Canada's New Democrats.
113,086 followers |

UN Women

UN Women is the UN entity for gender equality & women's empowerment. It was established to accelerate progress on meeting the needs of women & girls worldwide.
112,113 followers |

Michael Ignatieff

90,983 followers |

reason

Reason is the monthly magazine and website of “free minds and free markets.”
85,879 followers |

Stanford University

Stanford University is one of the world's leading research & teaching institutions. Official twitter feed by http://digitalinterns.stanford.edu
74,887 followers |

CBC Radio Q

CBC's Q with Jian Ghomeshi // arts • culture • entertainment
68,200 followers |

Torontoist

Torontoist is about Toronto and everything in it. Have tips? E-mail tips@torontoist.com, or @ or DM us.
67,003 followers |

Harvard Research

Advances in research and scholarship from across Harvard University
65,207 followers |

AmnestyInternational

Welcome to the official profile of the International Secretariat of Amnesty International. Find out about our human rights campaigns and get involved!
56,894 followers |

UNAIDS

Uniting the world against AIDS www.unaids.org
43,709 followers |

TimesHigherEducation

Global higher education news, views and reviews. Publisher of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
42,492 followers |

Oxford University

Twitter stream of the University of Oxford
39,777 followers |

Yale University

This is the official Twitter feed for Yale University. News, events and updates from across campus.
38,508 followers |

CBC Radio

CBC Radio's Twitter, run by Ananda (AK) and occasionally Angela Misri (AM) in the Radio Digital Programming department.
34,908 followers |

Cambridge University

News and Events from the University of Cambridge
34,099 followers |

Harvard Law School

The official Twitter profile of Harvard Law School. Run by the HLS Office of Communications.
32,114 followers |

Stanford Business

Business research, news and ideas from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Tweets by @karenlee
28,982 followers |

Princeton University

A vibrant community of learning that endeavors to fulfill its informal motto, ''in the nation's service and in the service of all nations.''
26,461 followers |

The Walrus

Canada's best mag: an ornery beast
25,848 followers |

NY TIMES

24,817 followers |

NYT Education Life

A quarterly section about colleges and universities, in and outside the classroom. Get headlines and comments on the articles from the editor.
24,005 followers |

Yale Environment 360

Opinion, Analysis and the Latest Environmental News - A Publication of the Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies.
23,983 followers |

Steve Paikin

Host of TVO's current affairs program, The Agenda with Steve Paikin
23,826 followers |

Harvard Press

Cambridge, New York, London. Offering nonfiction in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Review copy requests: lisa_lapoint@harvard.edu
22,118 followers |

Harvard Education

The official Twitter feed of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
21,539 followers |

UN News Centre

Official twitter account of the United Nations News Centre, the UN's breaking news service. http://www.un.org/News/ http://www.facebook.com/UN.News.Centre
20,948 followers |

The New School

A leading university in New York City offering programs in art and design, liberal arts, management and policy, and the performing arts.
20,706 followers |

Spacing

Spacing examines the joys, obstacles and politics of the urban landscape. Spacing was named Cdn. mag of the year from 2007-09. Jane Jacobs Prize winner in 2010.
19,207 followers |

Berkman Center

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University - exploring cyberspace, sharing in its study, and helping to pioneer its development
18,466 followers |

Transparency Int'l

Transparency International is the global coalition fighting against corruption.
17,918 followers |

Harvard Book Store

Harvard Square's landmark indie bookstore, since 1932.
17,811 followers |

Yale Press

Founded in 1908 by George Parmly Day, and his wife Wilhelmina, Yale University Press is one of the oldest and largest American University Presses.
16,857 followers |

Urban Times

Optimistic Forward-Thinking Digital Magazine - Talking about current issues and solutions that impact our global future.
16,776 followers |

United Nations Photo

The official Twitter page of the United Nations Photo Library: UN Photo covers UN meetings, events and fieldwork and holds a collection of about 800,000 images.
16,581 followers |

HarvardKennedySchool

Ask what you can do. John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.
16,231 followers |

Harvard Magazine

Keeping Harvard alumni connected to the University and to each other.
15,753 followers |

TechSoup

TechSoup connects nonprofits and libraries to technology resources. | Tweets by: http://bit.ly/TSTweets | #nptech #octribe #TechSoupDYB
15,600 followers |

Harvard Social Media

Harvard University ABCD Social Media meets monthly to discuss & demonstrate the variety, security, implementation & uses of #socialmedia tools & the social web.
14,518 followers |

The Harvard Crimson

The Harvard Crimson, founded in 1873, is the nation's oldest continuously published daily college newspaper.
11,763 followers |

SickKids Foundation

SickKids Foundation supports The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Canada. Our vision: Healthier Children. A Better World.™ Tweets by LB and LT.
10,574 followers |

NYT Learning Network

Teaching & Learning With The New York Times
10,437 followers |

TakingITGlobal

We empower youth to understand and act on the world’s greatest challenges.
10,242 followers |

Harvard Alumni Assoc

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) maintains and enhances a highly engaged, vibrant community of alumni and friends worldwide. Connect today! haa@harvard.edu
10,092 followers |

NYT Personal Tech

Find breaking technology news from Circuits on the Internet, telecommunications, wireless applications, electronics, science, computers, hardware, software.
9,620 followers |

Volunteer Canada

At Volunteer Canada, we encourage all Canadians to get involved in their communities and we work with all types of organizations to engage today’s volunteers
8,461 followers |

Pride Toronto

Official Pride Toronto tweets #PrideTO. Pride Week June 22 to July 1st, 2012
8,273 followers |

This Magazine

Progressive Canadian politics and culture. Because Everything is Political. [designated tweeter: @gfscott]
7,678 followers |

Yale Law School

The official twitter feed for Yale Law School
7,353 followers |

NYT Globespotters

On Globespotters, NYTimes reporters and editors (and readers) from around the globe share up-to-the-minute tips about the cities where we live and visit.
6,805 followers |

Princeton Univ Press

Princeton University Press is a leading book publisher of academic, trade, reference titles and textbooks.
6,279 followers |

Harvard Extension

Harvard's primary resource for continuing education for over 100 years. We offer evening and online courses and part-time degrees & certificates to the public.
5,959 followers |

judyrebick

Writer, activist, author Occupy This!
5,143 followers |

Women's Post

Canada’s leading publication for businesswomen.
4,758 followers |

The Princeton Review

We offer several Test Prep options to help you achieve success on the SAT, ACT, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, LSAT, and more! Contact us today at 888-995-5585 to learn more
4,159 followers |

CBC_TOCommunity

CBC Toronto's local events & programming. Managed by Nadia & Emily.
3,856 followers |

Peter Deitz

Co-founder at @grantbookorg, Interested in #microphilanthropy #fundertech and #nptech
3,741 followers |

Stanford H&S

Stanford University School of Humanities & Sciences
3,462 followers |

The 519

The 519 Community Centre is a meeting place and focal point for the creative enhancement of a vibrant healthy downtown Toronto community.
2,240 followers |

Brookings Governance

Working to improve the performance of our government. Focuses: U.S. governance issues, policy, politics, elections & institutional reform @BrookingsInst
1,845 followers |

John Howard Society

The John Howard Society of Ontario promotes the mission: Effective, just and humane responses to crime and its causes. RTs do not imply endorsement.
1,742 followers |

Digital Storytelling

Center for Digital Storytelling workshops and programs help individuals and organizations tell personal stories that transform, educate and make change.
1,705 followers |

Youth Assisting

YAY | Youth Assisting Youth, is a non-profit charitable organization that provides a peer mentoring service to improve life prospects for at risk youth.
1,699 followers |

TIGed

Combining the power of global education and digital citizenship to change the world with @TakingITGlobal. 21st century skills, edtech, web 2.0, world citizens.
1,554 followers |

Anil

Curious about the convergence of cloud, mobile & social tech. Interested in helping people connect to causes they care about. Enjoy live music & cold beer
1,345 followers |

Sax Carr

Comedy / Improv / Hosting / Comics / #AllisonScag4Cassie / MXLGY.COM
1,216 followers |

Angie Kramer

Digital, Loyalty, Strategy, Social CRM & Mobile. I tweet about anything that amuses me.
1,214 followers |

Verge Magazine

Verge is North America's magazine for exploring opportunities to study, work and volunteer abroad.
918 followers |

The Paprika Festival

This juried festival seeds, develops and presents works of theatre written, devised, directed, performed and designed by emerging young artists:March 1-10 2012
714 followers |

BBBS Toronto

Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Toronto is a non-profit organization that provides mentors to children and youth in need of additional positive adult support.
595 followers |

Karen

Chef, owner Viva Tastings and 6 Degrees underground.
528 followers |

HandsOn Central Cal

Volunteer Center of Fresno County
455 followers |

Volunteers4Goodluck

Our mission is to mobilise volunteers to inform and to enhance the quality of our electoral process.
452 followers |

YouthWithoutShelter

Ending Homelessness... One Youth at a Time, One Step at a Time
448 followers |

Carousel Magazine

Hybrid Lit! http://www.facebook.com/Carouselmagazine
389 followers |

miranda mulholland

fiddle player/singer/wine lover www.greatlakeswimmers.com www.bellestarr.ca
362 followers |

Lies I tell my kid

Sometimes what you tell your kid isn't actually true.
282 followers |

Queen's CRL

The Centre for Responsible Leadership is located @queensu School of Business.
273 followers |

nytimeskristof

258 followers |

Andrew Ross

Publisher & Editor, Jobber News Magazine, Canada's only automotive aftermarket distribution magazine. Also manages AutoServiceWorld.com for entire aftermarket.
174 followers |

Jack Thomas

Theatrical Producer
163 followers |

Laurie Mook

Assistant Professor, School of Community Resources and Development, ASU
91 followers |

Laurie Mook

5 followers |

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