BEFRIENDING BEN

摘要

Faux celebrity profiles abound on Facebook, despite the site's official no-fakes policy. But what's this? Among such entries-for George Clooney, say-are pages profiling...Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke. Does the man have "friends" ? He does, about 130 of them. But they're not getting any juicy central bank gossip. The Fed confirmed that its chief hadn't created a Facebook profile-"You mean the chairman?" a spokesperson asked incredulously-even one that accurately lists his "relationship status" (married) and activities ("monitoring economic data"). Attempts to befriend "Ben" failed to uncover who created the profiles. But it's clear that Bernanke watchers have carved out a corner of Facebook. Fifteen groups are dedicated to the former Princeton University professor.