[Infowarrior] - Queen's Speech hits YouTube

[Richard Forno]

Queen's Speech hits YouTube
One would like to wish you all a Happy 2.0 Christmas
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Published Monday 24th December 2007 13:01 GMT
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/24/queen_youtube_christmas_message/

She may be an octogenarian but Queen Elizabeth has joined the Web 2.0
jamboree just in time for Christmas.

The 81-year-old monarch, who annually delivers a televised Christmas day
message to her subjects, will this year also see her festive chinwag posted
to video sharing website YouTube.

Last year's message from the Queen was given the podcast treatment, but
tomorrow’s live address to the nation could see millions all over the world
tuning in to find out it if the Royal family has had an Annus Horribilis or
a hooting tooting 2007.

Buckingham Palace said it is to be shown live on a dedicated “Royal YouTube
Channel” at 3pm GMT. The channel actually launched in early October and
already has some 8, 500 subscribers.

The Queen made her Christmas Day broadcasting debut 50 years ago in which
she hyped the possibilities of television.

Back then she said: "I very much hope that this new medium will make my
Christmas message more personal and direct.

"That it is possible for you to see me today is just another example of the
speed at which things are changing all around us."

We at Vulture Central have no idea what to expect from her YouTube efforts
tomorrow. But, sadly, we doubt our Liz will deliver it while skating down an
underground escalator or jumping into a Christmas tree. ®