In line with that, Obama’s first Facebook post included a video of him walking around White House grounds, which is also a national park, promoting environmental conservation. “At a time when almost three in four adults online use Facebook, this feels like a great place to do it”, he said.
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The page has received over 180,000 likes since it launched around 12 p.m.
You can now follow Barack Obama on his personal Facebook page. “(You can expect a few just-for-fun stuff, too.)”, Obama wrote. “If we’re all in this together, I’m confident we can solve this and do right by future generations”, Obama concluded his first Facebook post.
His timeline also includes milestones form his life – including his marriage to Michelle Obama and taking the oath of office for the second term.
“This has been my backyard for the last seven years, it also happens to be a national park”, he says.
The president’s account on facebook shows that he would never fall short on his popularity, within just a day, the “Barack Obama”, Facebook Account has over 45 million followers, and the number is just growing.
The president’s Facebook team aims to make his page a two-way street for discussion.
In the comments section of the said video, netizens as well as notable personalities with verified Facebook accounts welcomed the United States president. The group was profiled over the weekend by the NY Times, which reported its efforts to “establish a digital identity” for Obama in an age when “the old conventions of White House communications – a major policy address, a television or newspaper interview or a written statement – are less and less effective”.
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Obama signed up for a personal Twitter account in June 2013. Another account run by Organizing for Action has promoted Obama’s platform since 2007 and occasionally has personal tweets from the president. He announced that he is going to Paris in the upcoming weeks to meet with other global leaders to discuss climate change.
