REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA - State Palace launches official Twitter account called @istanarakyat to communicate with public, Presidential Spokesman Julian Aldrin Pasha announced on Wednesday. The President, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY), also follows the move by planning to join Twitter soon.

"SBY will soon have an official account," Pasha said without describing the account's name.

Pasha explained that both accounts were managed by a special team. The account will post messaged on the palace, state and president's daily activity. "SBY may also tweet and reply the messages," he said. He explained that there would be a special code to let people know that the messages come directly from the president.

Pasha admitted that the move is aimed to embrace people through social media. Twitter is considered as having a big influence for people. He said that social media could deliver information faster than conventional one.

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