The next President of the United States will inherit the keys to the social media kingdom:
What happens to President Barack Obama's 11.1 million Twitter followers on Inauguration Day? The White House says Obama's official @POTUS account will be taken over by the next president, who will start with a huge following but a clean slate of tweets. Obama's tweets will move over to a new handle, @POTUS44, by the National Archives and Records Administration.
The same will take place with Obama's Facebook and Instagram accounts, along with other Twitter accounts including Michelle Obama's @FLOTUS and Joe Biden's @VP accounts.
You can read all about it on the White House weblog.
(Score: 1) by gmrath on Wednesday November 02 2016, @03:25AM
Wow, haven't heard that one before. Stealing the "W" keys from all the computers in the White House? Must be a ton of computers there. I'll bet that'll keep the all the flunkys from the veep on down gainfully employed for a while, prying off all those pesky "W" keys.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by nethead on Wednesday November 02 2016, @04:16AM
From the Grey Lady herself:
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/12/us/white-house-vandalized-in-transition-gao-finds.html [nytimes.com]
I'm still voting for her.
How did my SN UID end up over 3 times my /. UID?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Wednesday November 02 2016, @10:16AM
As far as pranks go it was a pretty good one but not exactly Presidential.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by khallow on Wednesday November 02 2016, @02:44PM