How to Sign Up for Twitter

1 of 8 in Series: The Essentials of Getting Connected and Communicating on Twitter

After you sign up for an account with Twitter — a simple, yet powerful microblogging tool — you can start sending out short instant messages and gathering followers for your Tweets.

To sign up for Twitter:

Enlarge
1

Navigate to the Twitter Web site.

The Twitter splash page appears.

Enlarge
2

Click the large green Get Started — Join! button.

The sign-up page appears.

3

Enter your desired username and basic information in the appropriate text boxes.

The only information Twitter requires is a username, a password, and a unique e-mail address where Twitter can contact you for notifications.

4

Type the CAPTCHA code in the Type the Words Above text box.

This step is a standard Web tactic to prove that you’re a human and not a spam program.

Enlarge
5

Click the Create My Account button.

By clicking the Create My Account button, you’re agreeing to Twitter’s Terms of Service. You see a link at the bottom of the page where you can read those Terms of Service if you like, or you can go to http://twitter.com/tos to read them.

After you sign up, you’re taken to your newly created Twitter account, where you can Tweet your messages (in 140 characters or less).

You can sign up for Twitter entirely by text from any cellphone. Just send an SMS text message with the word "join" to 40404 and follow the directions that are texted back to you to choose a username. (If you already have a Twitter account, do not text “join” to 40404, or you will lock your phone into a separate new account.) Later, go to Twitter.com and click the button labeled Already Using Twitter from Your Phone?

Comments (0)