The Dalai Lama Goes Web 2.0
“His Holiness [H.H.] thought it was prudent to make his office open and assessable to a more youth and technologically advancing audience.”
So says the Office of His Holiness the Dalai Lama on his brand new Twitter page, which is responsible for His Holiness’s media presence. That presence now not only includes a website, Facebook (still below the 5000 limit on friends), and MySpace.
H.H. is keeping a pretty active profile on Twitter; launched just 15 hours ago, the stats are
Following 2,704
5,498 Followers
25 Updates
Oh yes, and when I went to H.H.’s Facebook profile, I saw that he is a fan of Burmese dissident leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Somehow, even though he’s a generation younger than H.H., I can’t imagine George W. Bush having pages on these sites.
Yes, it certainly was. I friended him this morning on Facebook, and it was accepted this afternoon.
Yes, it certainly was. I friended him this morning on Facebook, and it was accepted this afternoon.
It was exciting and refreshing to see the Dalai Lama on Twitter. I’ve asked to be friends with him in Facebook, but don’t know if I’ll be one of the first 5000 before he reaches the Facebook cap. Dulcita Love @dulcitalove on Twitter
It was exciting and refreshing to see the Dalai Lama on Twitter. I’ve asked to be friends with him in Facebook, but don’t know if I’ll be one of the first 5000 before he reaches the Facebook cap. Dulcita Love @dulcitalove on Twitter