Following events in Egypt on Twitter

Xeni Jardin 9:17 pm Sat Jan 29, 2011

Trying to sort out who to follow on Twitter to keep up with the fast-moving events in Egypt? Andy Carvin at NPR has a good list and overview post here, and the Washington Post has a curated Twitter list here.

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