Big Ben, the London clock tower, Westminster Palace clock tower bell, has a Twitter account. Online, it says the same thing it has always said in real life. The account was opened as a statement on the banality of Twitter, but Big Ben now has over six thousand followers! Come to think of it, this IS handy if you want to know what time it is in London. Link -via Blame It On The Voices
Alistair
I’ll be the first pedant to point out that big ben is the bell not the tower….
though blatantly everyone means the tower when they say big ben… so it’s a bit of a moot point
pwscott
The only comment neccesary is…WTF. I don’t need a national landmark on Twitter. (Tower of Pisa? oh I’m going to fall. Whew. Not yet. AAAAHHH. Sorry false alarm still standing. Hey Eiffel you suck.)
Berick Cook
Cute idea. Oh, and pwscott? I would follow the tower of pisa. XD
Woogie
Alistair is correct. It is neither the clock nor the tower, IT IS THE BELL THAT IS BIG BEN.
bud
When the British Monarchy first became a twitter account, I followed them for exactly this reason, they tended to post their updates every hour on the hour exactly. So I could tell when an hour had passed when reading my tweets.
Now, with Ben here, I know what time it is for all the Brit Twits I follow.
rw
Big Ben is the entire tower including the clock and the bell you dumb naggers
Christopher
Its about 10 feet tall and back in the days before TV and nice cars people took pride in things like having a very large bell. The Great Bell is referred to as “Big Ben”. While it is acceptable to call the tower/clock/bell unit “Big Ben” to refer to either the clock or the tower alone as “Big Ben” is incorrect.
Shy
At least make it interesting – the London Bridge is on Twitter and talks smack about other bridges and people crossing the bridge.
Monica
Cute idea 
Big Ben needs an avatar and a cool big ben background though! They should do the old guy some justice!
carbontwelve
actually im sure big ben is not the name of the clock or the tower but the name of the bell that rings inside. I was always told its westminster tower, and westminster clock…
jordanh
If you are a True Blood fan therea re twitters for things like.. Erics tank top and MEat tree and Bills fireplace
Slacker Radio Podcast
Big Ben is a terrible tweeter, with twats that say one word, over and over again, sounds like every high school girlfriend I ever had.
Paul5
what is this all about, a historical monument now on twitter, that’s a bit much
Capital Gold Group
Big Ben is the entire tower including the clock and the bell you dumb naggers.Its about 10 feet tall.The Great Bell is referred to as “Big Ben”.Ticking and tocking.!
brisbane house painter
I was always told its westminster tower, and westminster clock…
success in network marketing
Big Ben also has more followers than Tower Bridge and London Bridge, both of which have been online for a while now. Tower Bridge tweets about the boats passing through while enduring merciless teasing from London Bridge.
Total Protect Home Warranty
It is neither the clock nor the tower,it is the BELL i.e. BIG BEN.
healthy chocolate
The Great Bell is referred to as “Big Ben”. While it is acceptable to call the tower/clock/bell unit “Big Ben” to refer to either the clock or the tower alone as “Big Ben” is not correct.
$unny
The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s hour bell, the largest of the clock’s five bells, the others being used as quarter bells……nice info shared thnks
Black Vanity
Big Ben, one of the world’s largest four-faced clocks, is also one of London’s most famous landmarks. The name, which originally referred to the hour bell, was given in honor of Sir Benjamin Hall, the commissioner of works when the bell was installed in 1856.its a great heritage
Kevin Avent
I was also always told its westminster tower, and westminster clock. he name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s hour bell, the largest of the clock’s five bells, the others being used as quarter bells. nice post. like it lots.
Office Cleaning Melbourne
Well Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock somewhere in London,anyways nice post and thanks for sharing.
Miss Cellania
For an update on this comment thread, see the feature article it inspired:
http://www.neatorama.com/2010/09/08/the-truth-behind-big-ben/
Evan Barshack
twitter is mostly preferred by business class people. Facebook is used by all.
March Group
The name Big Ben actually refers to the clock’s hour bell,the largest of the clock’s five bells,the others being used as quarter bells…nice post.
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