I am personally disappointed that this contained nothing about corgis.
(Actually, I'm not interested in tweets, so no big deal.)
(Actually, I'm not interested in tweets, so no big deal.)
Queen Elizabeth II Sends Her Very First Tweet
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Don't quote me on this, but I'm almost certain that if a referendum was done, British people would vote for the monarchy to be kept.Adam Jensen said:
Heck, even here in Spain, if the Conservatives let us have one (they won't, btw), I'm sure it would be around 50/50 for monarchy/republic, and our king doesn't have even a fraction of the knowledge, political power and influence of Queen E2.
Great Britain's queen!? Her Majesty certainly is, but she's the queen of a good bit more than that! You've left out North Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and rather a lot more places besides.Steven Bogos said:Queen Elizabeth II Sends Her Very First Tweet
The Queen finally joins the social media age by kicking off Britain's Information Age gallery with her very first Tweet.
Twitter is a pretty powerful tool these days. When used responsibly, it can quickly convey vital information to millions of people at once, and when used irresponsibly, well, it can completely destroy someone's career [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/138134-Paranautical-Activity-Pulled-From-Steam-After-Dev-Threatens-Gabe-Newell]. Now, it looks like Great Britain's Queen Elizabeth II is finally getting in on the action, sending her very first Tweet ever at the opening of the Information Age gallery at London's Science Museum.
Check out the first message the Queen chose to send to her subjects via Twitter bellow:
[tweet t=https://twitter.com/BritishMonarchy/status/525596327674400768]
The Tweet was then followed by a confirmation Tweet from the British Monarchy account, stating "The last tweet was sent personally by The Queen from her official Twitter account," and was later followed up with the picture you'll see to the right from the Science Museum itself, showing the Queen in the act of sending the Tweet.
The 88-year-old Queen Elizabeth is no stranger to embracing new technologies. In 1953, at her own request, she became the first British monarch to have her coronation broadcast live on television.
The Information Age gallery that she opened with her Tweet is a special exhibit focused on the evolution of modern communications.
Source: Twitter [http://edition.cnn.com/2014/10/24/world/europe/uk-queen-elizabeth-twitter/index.html]
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*grumbling Canadian*
She's ahead of me now as I've never tweeted anything. Of course, I have no desire to do so.
Anyone else kinda hoping her tweet would be something like ''YoloSwaggins420 #TopKek''?
I dunno, I've been watching too many montage parodies.
I dunno, I've been watching too many montage parodies.
I do like the Queen. If people get amazed of her Twitter antics, they should see what she's like behind the wheel of her Range Rover. Big Liz takes no prisoners on the road.
Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical internet ceremony.Adam Jensen said:
I find it kind of incredible that the same monarch who held the first televised coronation is also the first to send a tweet. I mean, neither are particularly incredible on their own, but it kind of puts into perspective just how little time has passed since the television came into existence and was available to the public, and well, technology as it is today.
This could just as easily be titled "Old Lady Uses Twitter". That's all it is is just an old woman using twitter, you'd think it'd be just as big of news when other people her age do it. (Yes I'm strongly against monarchies because they don't earn it, they're born with it and I don't believe in just being born into that kind of thing)
Thanks for that mental image... but she's our SOVEREIGN, not a harbinger.Rozalia1 said:
As a New Zealander I've always liked the Monarchy and I feel the constitutional monarchy government type carries with it the best of both worlds. She actually has to rubber stamp all of our laws into acts, essentially serving as a "constitution" of sorts. She has never turned down a law, even when we wished to legalize prostitution or gay marriage - and remember, she's also supposedly the Anglican version of the Pope.
The Royal family is also a significant part of the "anglosphere" culture. I'm struggling to see how they're detrimental to the commonwealth in any significant way that isn't considerably overshadowed by all the advantages they bring.
And have you seen William and Harry? Looking forward to Will's reign and Harry's drunken exploits on the media.
It's popular tech news, and the Escapist isn't just a gaming website anymore. Maybe it's not the most important piece of tech news in the world, but still, I enjoyed reading it.kaizen2468 said:
Meh, wake me up when she starts posting YouTube videos.
I can see it now, 'The Daily Royal Vlog'. With guest appearances from the lovable Corgi's.
I can see it now, 'The Daily Royal Vlog'. With guest appearances from the lovable Corgi's.