linkJoining the ranks of the masses of famous, infamous, and unknowns, Queen Elizabeth now has her own Facebook page. The page was an instant hit with Facebook users, garnering 100,000 fans within hours of going live on Monday.
The Today Show said that the account, adds "a presence on the world's most popular social network to the royal family's accounts on Twitter, photo-sharing site Flickr and YouTube."
Those looking to "friend" the Queen will be disappointed, though. "The British monarchy's Facebook page does not allow users to 'friend' the Queen or to send her messages, but offers updates on royal news and diary events."
The British royal family, the Today Show notes, "prides itself on keeping up to date with new technologies." With that in mind, it seems in keeping within character for the Queen to have a Facebook page.
This will give the British royal family yet another platform within which to be seen, and the message within this setting is well-controlled. Since no one can "friend" the Queen or send her messages, only positive messages can flow forth from the page.
Already, the royal family has embraced new social media. "In 2008, the Queen uploaded a video to YouTube during a visit to Google's London offices, in 2009 a British monarchy Twitter account was launched, and a royal Flickr account was created this year."
I believe this is Her Majesty's page.
