Follow First Lady Michelle Obama @FLOTUS on Twitter

January 18, 2013
10:04 AM EDT

Yesterday, on First Lady Michelle Obama’s birthday, the White House launched its newest Twitter account: @FLOTUS (short for First Lady of the United States). The White House uses Twitter to connect directly with Americans, and now you can get the latest from the Office of the First Lady.

@FLOTUS followers will get regular updates and photos from the First Lady’s team, plus special messages directly from the First Lady. Tweets signed “-mo”, like this one, are from Mrs. Obama.

Thanks for the warm welcome & birthday wishes! Join me & Barack for #MLKDay of Service this Saturday. Sign up: 2013pic.org/service –mo

— FLOTUS (@FLOTUS) January 18, 2013

In less than 24-hours, the account has racked up more than 75,000 followers – but we’re just getting started. Here are some of things you can expect to see from @FLOTUS:

Behind-the-scenes photos and updates
Opportunities to engage directly with the First Lady and the White House
News about the First Lady’s initiatives, Let’s Move! @LetsMove and Joining Forces @JoiningForces

Take a look at some of the most popular tweets from FLOTUS' first day on twitter below, or over on Storify. If you have ideas on the kinds of updates or engagement you’d like to see from the new @FLOTUS account, or feedback about our online program generally, let us know on twitter with the hashtag #whweb.

Already following @FLOTUS? Be sure to check out all of our official accounts:

@WhiteHouse; The White House
@blog44; The White House blog
@JoiningForces; Joining Forces, First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to support military families
@lacasablanca; White House updates in Spanish
@letsmove; Let's Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to raise a healthier generation of kids
@OMBPress; Office of Management and Budget
@VP; Office of Vice President Biden
@WeThePeople; We The People, The White House Petition Tool
@WhiteHouseOSTP; Office of Science and Technology
@WhiteHouseCEQ; Center of Environmental Quality
@WHLive; White House live updates
@Brundage44; Amy Brundage, Deputy Press Secretary
@ChrisLu44; Chris Lu, Cabinet Secretary
@DavidAgnew44; David Agnew, Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs
@jearnest44; Josh Earnest, Principal Deputy Press Secretary
@jesseclee44; Jesse Lee, Director of Progressive Media and Online Response
@JonCarson44; Jon Carson, Director of the Office of Public Engagement
@jsmith44; Jamie Smith, Deputy Press Secretary
@ks44; Kori Schulman, Director of Online Engagement, Office of Digital Strategy
@macon44; Macon Phillips, Director of the Office of Digital Strategy
@petesouza;Pete Souza, Director of the White House Photography Office
@pfeiffer44; Dan Pfeiffer, Director of Communications
@PressSec; Jay Carney, White House Press Secretary