Create Your Twitter Account

Here’s how to sign up for your free Twitter account:

To create your Twitter account, click the big green button.

1. Go to: http://twitter.com. If you don’t already have a Twitter account, you’ll see the welcome screen (see image). Click the big green “Get started - Join!” button.

2. On the “Create Account” page, first choose your username (what people will call you on Twitter). Tip: Keep your username as short as possible! In this medium, characters count! The form will let you know when you’ve chosen a username that’s available. Then choose a password you’ll remember, and enter your e-mail address (must be valid). Then, prove you’re a real person by doing Twitter’s “humanness” test, and click “I accept.”

When you create your account, Twitter will immediately tell you whether your preferred username is available.

Congratulations! You now have a Twitter account.

Next, Twitter will ask you if you want to check whether any of your e-mail contacts use Twitter. This is one way to find people you know on Twitter, but this step is optional. I recommend that you just skip it for now. You can return to it later if you want.

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