U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday sent his first tweet from his very own account on Twitter and as it was expected, his account immediately gathered thousands of followers - set to reach millions soon. "Hello, Twitter! It's Barack. Really! Six years in, they're finally giving me my own account," Obama tweeted from his verified @POTUS account.

In his Twitter page. Obama describes himself as "Dad, husband, and 44th President of the United States" and followed his alma maters, his beloved Chicago sports teams, cabinet members, government departments, and key members of the army of White House staff who tweet.

Obama had occasionally signed tweets from the @WhiteHouse account with his initials, "-bo" and also has used @BarackObama, which is an account run by Organizing for Action, Obama's former campaign team.