U.S. Secret Service Joins Twitter

Now the Secret Service wants you to follow them--on Twitter, that is.

The United States Secret Service has joined the microblogging service, posting its first tweet on May 9.

While this may seem like a surprising move for an organization with "secret" in its name, @SecretService won't be tweeting in violation of national security. Rather, the feed will serve as a recruitment forum and press release tool for the agency.

A Secret Service spokesperson told CBS News the following:

The @secretservice Twitter account will be used to highlight the Secret Service's investigative mission, share press releases from the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security, distribute information to local communities hosting National Special Security Events, explore Secret Service history and promote upcoming recruitment opportunities. [...] This will also supplement our ongoing efforts to educate the general public on the dual mission of U.S. Secret Service.

As of Monday afternoon, the Secret Service had over 5,000 Twitter followers but wasn't following anyone--yet.

LOOK:

Welcome to the U.S. Secret Service official Twitter account. Follow us starting May 9, 2011.less than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyU.S. Secret Service
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Comments

[United Black America]

02:36 PM on 05/12/2011

What the hell does the secret service have to say in 140 characters or less?

[littlebrowngirl]

07:31 AM on 05/11/2011

I guess this makes their job easier. The crazies will come to them and offer information.

[bnyb]

05:40 PM on 05/10/2011

There goes the neighbourhood.

[cmcclarty]

01:56 PM on 05/10/2011

They can follow me all they want I cant afford gas to get away from them anyways.

[cmcclarty]

01:53 PM on 05/10/2011

You watch them they will watch you no just kidding ss.

[Uosdwis]

09:22 AM on 05/10/2011

Tell them address is Hopper St. You know, like rabbits, hop hop hop. #obscureTaxiDriverreference

[cmcclarty]

01:51 PM on 05/10/2011

That was a good one!

[ProperGanda]

07:51 AM on 05/10/2011

Are there posts just going to be blank spaces? Or direct messages such as "How is your bagel Timothy Smith of 1313 Mockingbird Ln?"

[ProperGanda]

07:51 AM on 05/10/2011

In soviet Russia, You follow secret service!

[Delia Flores de Mercado]

02:27 AM on 05/10/2011

Wow, seriously? So much for being secret. This can actually be interesting, wonder who will "they" follow besides politicians. Then again true better way to track "people" possible threats online and all. Gosh this could be another Team COCO phenomena. then again if the president has one why not?

[CoronaDischarge]

01:21 AM on 05/10/2011

What better way to identify people they need to track, than getting them to sign up to track them?

[powindah]

10:54 PM on 05/09/2011

How many maroons will use the SS twitter site to threaten the POTUS? Probably more than can be imagined.

[mflorian]

12:46 AM on 05/10/2011

More nuts off the streets. This could be big.

[MikeyJaii]

10:43 PM on 05/09/2011

They're watching you.

[AbstractImp]

10:32 PM on 05/09/2011

Just now?

[DSevere]

10:08 PM on 05/09/2011

Isn't what they're doing supposed to be, um, secret?

[Rob Greer]

10:58 PM on 05/09/2011

No, not really. That's what the CIA and NSA are for.;-)

[DSevere]

11:35 PM on 05/09/2011

Allrighty then, I can see it now.

@FirstDog runnning around Air Force One. So cute! http://youtube.com/666sdfiu654YQerevi/critters

[mflorian]

10:01 PM on 05/09/2011

@JohnDoe27 Goldilocks has entered the bears' house. I repeat, Goldilocks has entered the bears' house.
@JohnDoe26 Wait, who's Goldilocks again?
@JohnDoe27 Aren't you Mitchell?
@JohnDoe26 No. I thought you were.