Facebook is a social networking website that is operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. The website currently has more than 400-million active users worldwide. Users create profiles with photos, lists of personal interests, contact information and other personal information. Users can also create and join interest and fan groups, some of which are maintained by organizations as a means of advertising. The Jim Henson Company, Sesame Workshop and The Muppets Studio have established official Facebook pages which are used as a way to communicate and connect with fans.

In March 2010, Sesame Street started creating fan pages for various characters - Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster and Grover were among the first, with more expected to come.^[1] Elmo posted a special video message to his Facebook fans on March 9, 2010.

Contents 1 Official Facebook fan pages 2 References 3 The Muppets' Fan-A-Thon 4 Notes 5 External links 6 Sources

Official Facebook fan pagesEdit

• The Muppets Studio
• Sesame Street
  • In order of launch: Abby Cadabby^[2], Cookie Monster^[2], Elmo ^[2], Grover^[1], Oscar the Grouch, Bert and Ernie, Rosita, Big Bird, Count von Count, Snuffleupagus, The Amazing Mumford, Telly, Prairie Dawn, Murray, Zoe^[3]
  • Cookie Monster's Facebook page has featured original videos.
• Sesame Workshop
• Sesame Street Live
• Sesame Place
• The Jim Henson Company

ReferencesEdit

• The "Muppetbook" character bios featured in the digital press kit for Sesame Street's 40th season, posted on Sesameworkshop.org, parody the style and design of Facebook.
• A Sesame Street t-shirt says "Elmo and Oscar are now friends" mimicking Facebook's news feed and a "Like" button.
• In an interview for CNET, Kermit is asked about the usefullness of Twitter and Facebook, to which he replies, "it's so much easier to stay in touch with fans, friends, and especially family. When you have 2,342 brothers and sisters like I do, Facebook and Twitter save a lot of late night phone calls."^[4]

The Muppets' Fan-A-ThonEdit

In September 2011, the Muppets launched The Muppets' Fan-A-Thon a campaign to get a "bazillion" likes on Facebook to promote The Muppets. Special videos featuring Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, and Sam the Eagle were created for the campaign.

NotesEdit

Muppet Wiki does not maintain coverage of personal Facebook profiles of Muppet cast or crew members; nor coverage of unofficial fan pages or groups.

External linksEdit

• "Tweet Like a Monster", Sparksheet.com's Nov 2010 interview with Dan Lewis, Sesame Workshop's new-media director

SourcesEdit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Sesame Street's Facebook post
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Sesame Street's Facebook post
3. ↑ http://www.facebook.com/social_graph.php?node_id=169731464548&filter=fanned&start=10
4. ↑ "Meet Kermit the Frog, gadget geek." Terdiman, Daniel. December 7, 2011. CNET news.