Twitter - registration. How to create your own Twitter account? Free registration on Twitter

Today I want to talk about such a popular phenomenon as Twitter. For webmasters, this social network can help attract additional visitors to your site, as well as other social networks. For example, such as, and, as well as Twitter can serve as a kind of analogue.

For example, as far as I know, many visitors to my blog site follow its updates through this microblogging service. But in order for this to work as it should, you will need to understand what Twitter is, how to register with it and how to use it.

By the way, recently the registration form and interface of this service have been completely translated into Russian, which is good news. True, when this article was written, this social network was not yet friendly with the Russian language, so I had to rewrite and add something.

What is Twitter and how to use it?

So, what is Twitter? First of all, it is a service designed for communication. It has replaced (or in addition to) the tired traditional social networks, and its audience is growing like a snowball. Now, it is probably difficult to meet a person who has never heard of it or similar microblogging services (FriendFeed, etc.).

However, for many, the essence of these services remains unclear and therefore it is worth answering the question “What is Twitter” in a little more detail. In this series of articles, I will try to talk in detail about how to register in it (now in Russian), how to work with it, how to gain subscribers (followers), how to automatically post the titles of new materials on your site into it (this will be) .

Twitter was created in 2006, and by the beginning of 2007 it had already gained sufficient popularity. It is sometimes characterized as microblogging due to the fact that the size of the message left in it is limited to 140 characters. Due to this limitation, Twitter messages using special services to something like this: http://bit.ly/4J2b1R.

Due to the short length of messages, it is very convenient to communicate with mobile phone. Actually, Twitter was designed for this, because... it has a limit of 140 characters per message, and in a mobile phone, as you know, the limit is 160 characters (in SMS messages). The remaining 20 characters can be used for the sender's name.

But to do this, you will have to provide your login and password to access your Email. My main mailbox is located on Gmail, but somehow I didn’t dare to transfer its password to Twitter.

If you decide to take this step, then, apparently, based on your address book, all users from it who also have an account in this microblogging service will be found. Well, you can add them to your friends.

In the time since this article was written, Twitter has not only begun to support the Russian language, but has acquired a new interface. Therefore, immediately after successful registration, you will be taken to a page at the very top of which there will be icons for your next steps.

The step described in the previous paragraph is now called “Friends” and is numbered 3:

The new interface has new step, which opens after registration - “Interests”. On this tab you can tell us which topics are interesting to you. By opening one of the proposed topics, you will see the feeds available in it.

To subscribe to them you will only need to click on the button "Read" located nearby. As a result, the button will change its appearance and the inscription “Reading” will appear on it:

How to change the background for Twitter?

By default, your profile background will be blue, but you can change it, as well as the color of the panels, font color and links on your page at your discretion. For example, my Twitter looks like So.

You can also see what the interface of this service looked like before. To do this, you will need from the drop-down list next to your “Username” (located on the right top corner) select the option “To old Twitter”:

To customize your page design, select from top menu the “Settings” item (see screenshot above), and in the window that opens - the “Design” item.

To configure background your Twitter page, you can use the suggested options by simply clicking on them. If none of the proposed backgrounds are to your liking, then you can use your own graphic file as .

To do this, click on the “Change background image” button under the background thumbnails, click on the “Select file” button and find the desired graphic file on your computer.

By clicking on the “Change design colors” button in the Twitter settings on the right under the thumbnails, you will be able to:

fill the background with one color, which you can select by clicking on the square labeled “background”
set the text color on your account pages by clicking on the square labeled “text”
select a color for all links by clicking on the square labeled “links”
You can select the background color and border color for the right sidebar on your Twitter webpage by clicking on the “bar” and “border” squares, respectively.

After you finish doing aesthetic delights, do not forget to save the changes by clicking on the appropriate button at the very bottom. I didn’t notice it at first and, as a result, I had to customize the background and design of my Twitter account again. In the same settings window, on the “Profile” tab, you can attach an avatar by selecting the desired picture in the Image area.

Select “Profile” from the top settings menu. Here you can make changes to your existing profile data, and I also recommend adding the address of your web project to the “More Info URL” field. Remarkably, he will.

But lately search engines may still take into account backlinks from this microblogging service, which has .

How to use Twitter (now in Russian)?

By selecting the “Notifications” item from the top settings menu, you can configure: about what events you will be sent messages by email, for example, when someone subscribes to your feed (follows you). Directly from the sent letter, you can go to this person’s web page by clicking on his name:

After reading the content of his messages, you can decide whether to subscribe or not subscribe to his Twitter feed. To subscribe you will need to click on the button "Read"(in the English version of the interface - “Follow”, which is where the terms follow, follow or follower come from) in the upper part of the window:

Subscribing to messages from a user or, in other words, “Following” someone on Twitter (Follow) means adding someone to your contact list. This is what we just did by clicking on the “Follow” button.

But that user won't be able to see your news until they add you to their contact list. The easiest way to create a list of contacts on Twitter is to add people with similar interests. You will add them, and they will add you.

To do this, you can use Twitter search - http://search.twitter.com/. Set in search bar your interests and as a result you will receive a huge list of inhabitants of this service who are interested in the same thing. Requests, of course, can be entered in Russian too.

As soon as you add people to your contact list, their messages will appear in your feed. To get into your news feed you just need to go to TWITTER.COM, click on the “Login” link at the very top of the window and enter your username and password specified during registration.

If the browser remembers your login and password, then after going to the above address you will immediately be taken to the news feed with messages from those Twitter users you follow.

If you don’t like the posts of a user and you don’t want to read them anymore, you can unsubscribe from receiving messages from this user by going to his page (feed). To do this, you will need to click either on his name or on his avatar in the message. On his Twitter page, hover your mouse over the “Following” button, which will change to "Cancel", and click on it:

There are a few more small buttons that will help you receive messages from this user on cell phone etc. You can write your message on Twitter in the form provided at the very top home page with the inscription "What's happening?". When you start typing a message, you will see at the bottom right of this form the number of characters that can still be typed. In, but for this you will always have to have them at hand, because you will not find a built-in tooltip like VKontakte in this social network.

To reply to an existing message on Twitter, simply move your mouse cursor over it and click on the inscription that appears at the bottom of the message "Answer"(in English - “Reply”).

After this, the name of the user whose message you are going to write a reply to will automatically be added to the reply form, and this name will be preceded by an @ sign, meaning that this is, in fact, a reply.

Messages are often read through specialized programs, and not through an Internet browser. There are quite a lot of such programs. Can send private messages via Twitter that other users will not see. To do this, the recipient must follow you, then you can on his web page, by analogy with the unsubscribe method discussed just above, click on the arrow next to the button resembling a sun and select “Direct message username” from the drop-down list.

To summarize, we can make a generalization and say that Twitter is a service that is an explosive mixture of a blog and ICQ. But still, this is not really a blog. It is a means of communication and obtaining information. With it, you can meet people you are interested in, even if you are not added to each other’s contact list.

If the person you want is not subscribed to your updates, you can still reply to their messages by simply pasting them into the reply form name with @ sign in front. As a result, he will notice you and you will be able to finish using any form convenient for you (icq, etc.).

Well, besides this, of course, Twitter can bring visitors to your site in an amount proportional to the number of your followers, if you, for example, configure automatic posting titles of your new materials. But I’ll tell you about this and that and setting up posting there the titles of new articles from your website in the next article.

By the way, Twitter developers recently launched another social project, albeit one aimed at users mobile gadgets— . It is now rapidly gaining popularity, so I advise you to read the article linked to it in order to, so to speak, keep up with life...

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Tips for correctly filling out the registration form

When you have reached the second step of registration, it is advisable to immediately fill out the registration form correctly.

It is important to understand that search on Twitter works in such a way that you can subsequently be found by first name, last name, or address email(at the same time, he email address will not be shown to other users). All data provided during registration can be changed later. But in order not to do this, it is better to fill them out correctly right away.

So, When entering your email address, indicate your real email to which you have access. The fact is that it is to this address that a registration confirmation message will be sent.

When creating a password (at least 6 characters, no spaces), try to make it complex. That is, use numbers, large and small letters at the same time. If you are not sure that you will remember your password, write it down and save it in a safe place.

After filling out the fields, you need to click “Create account" If you filled out any field incorrectly, the system will prompt you to repeat the last step.

Proper completion of the extended registration page. If the username does not suit the system, it will prompt you to choose a similar one

For example, you may see that the username is suitable, but this email address does not exist (that is, you need to enter a real email). The password may be too simple (for example, 12345678). Then you will need to come up with a more complex password. In the above example (in the picture), the system is suitable and full name user (in in this case- Vasya Doskin). But regarding the entered username, several other options are offered. It may happen that the username you specified is already taken on Twitter. In this case, you will need to specify a new one or select the one recommended by the system. But just remember that your Twitter handle will look like this: “@Username.” And the same inscription will be displayed in the header of each of your tweets.

How to send your first tweet

When you log into Twitter, you will be automatically redirected to the main page. At the bottom of the page you will be able to see a news feed (new tweets from accounts you follow). At the top, you will see the sentence “You might like to read these people” and several user icons. And approximately between them - in the middle of the page there will be a line that says “What’s new?” To her left is a white egg on an orange background.

You can enter your message in this field

By clicking on the field, you will see how it will open. You can enter text here, upload photos and indicate your current location(it can be determined automatically). After writing a tweet, click "Tweet". Congratulations, your message has been published. It will appear on your page and in your followers' news feeds.

Useful information: Below the tweet input field you will see the inscription “140”. This is the character counter in the message. The fact is that on Twitter you can write messages with a maximum length of 140 characters - not one more. As you write your tweet, the counter will decrease to show how many more characters you can enter.

The location of the button to create a new tweet is highlighted in red.

You can also quickly go to the tweet input window from any page on the site by clicking on the “Tweet” button in the upper right corner of the screen. A new tweet window will appear in front of you - as seen in the image. Then proceed as indicated above.

By clicking on tweet, you will see a tweet input field. Here you can add a photo. Please note that in the example you can enter a maximum of 129 more characters

Useful information. By clicking on the camera icon located below the tweet input field, you can add a picture to your tweet. Just select its location on your computer, click on it and click “download”.

Have you decided to start a “fashionable” Twitter? Or have you decided to start following “fashionable” people on Twitter? To be honest, it makes absolutely no difference to me, this is your personal business, but will I be able to convey the process to you in this lesson? Twitter registrations or not, there is a difference. But I can do it, because there is nothing difficult about it.

Today my task will be to show you how to register on Twitter. But first, a few words, what is “this” Twitter anyway?

Twitter is essentially a social network or blog where you can write short messages and exchange them with other people. To be more precise, people who follow you will see your messages in their news feed. For your part, you can also subscribe to different people based on your interests, and see their posts in your feed.

It has become most popular to tweet to various celebrities, for example Dmitry Medvedev, Pasha Volya, or the well-known Misha Galustyan. It makes more sense for such people to write on Twitter, since they will easily have an audience that will read them. But ordinary users most often all that remains is to honor your idols, and just interesting people. Well, or if you are not some kind of celebrity, but simply not an unknown person on the Internet or in real life, then of course, by creating your Twitter account, it will not be very difficult for you to gain followers, and people will read you.

By registering on Twitter, you will be able to write tweets (small messages of up to 140 characters), and your subscribers will read them, you will also be able to subscribe to various people, and see in your feed all the messages (tweets) that they write on their Twitter.

Attention! It’s worth saying right away that Twitter registration is free me, so don’t fall for the tricks of dishonest people.

What do people tweet most often?

Well, to be honest, people often tweet all sorts of nonsense, usually from their own lives. But if you follow normal people, I don't mean the ones who are constantly tweeting about where they're going, what they've eaten, and how nice the weather is. No, I mean people who write something really useful on Twitter, and this information can become an additional source of knowledge. Of course, Dima Medvedev will not write nonsense on Twitter, so if you are interested in “following” him, then feel free to subscribe to him.

I hope I conveyed the main essence of Twitter to you, and you will understand the rest as things go. Let's start creating a Twitter account.

Registration on Twitter

Go to the site https://twitter.com and right away I have to make you happy, because register on Twitter This is not a difficult process, although now you can see for yourself.

On the main page of the site, we need to select the Russian interface language and fill in some fields with our data: enter your full name, email address and come up with a password. After that, click the “Registration” button.

On the next page that loads, we need to check our data, come up with a login, or leave the one suggested by the system based on our email address. After that, press the button “ Create an account».

Enter the confirmation code.

Congratulations, Twitter registration is complete. Click the "Next" button.

In order for news from people you are interested in to appear in your feed, you must first subscribe to them, using the options offered, or by finding them by initials through a search.

Now to log into Twitter we need to use the first login form on the main page. You need to enter your username, password and click the “Login” button.

Registering on Twitter is only half the battle, now we need to confirm our email address as indicated in our account.

To do this, we need to go to our mail and follow the special link in the letter that Twitter sent us.

Accept thanks for confirming your email.

We also need to follow at least a few people in order for tweets to appear in our feed. To do this, I suggest using the search by entering your last name or login, if known.

Having gone to the page of the person found, in our example this is Galustyan, you need to click the “ Read” button.

So we subscribed to him, and now all his messages that he writes on Twitter will appear in our feed.

This very second after subscribing to Galustyan, I was offered to subscribe to three more people who are similar in activity, of which I am interested in Pavel Volya and Ivan Urgant, I click “Read”.

Now go to the main page by clicking on the house icon in the upper left corner.

And you will see in your feed several recent messages (tweets) of those people you have already followed.

Now the most sensible thing to do would be to subscribe to all the “little people” that are interesting to us, and log in once or twice a day and read new tweets.

I myself don’t write on Twitter, because frankly speaking, I have no subscribers, but I read it, since I am subscribed to 35 people. But if suddenly, everyone who registers on Twitter after reading this article subscribes to my account, then I will start writing, and the first thing I will start publishing there are links to my new lessons, articles and video tutorials on the site. By the way, here is my Twitter.

Sooner or later, for most active Internet users, the moment comes to register with the most popular service microblogging - Twitter. Reason for adoption such a decision can serve both as a desire to develop your own page, and to read feeds of other personalities and resources that interest you.

However, the motive for creating a Twitter account does not matter at all, because this is everyone’s personal matter. We will try to acquaint you in as much detail as possible with the registration process in the most popular microblogging service.

Create a Twitter account

To start registering, we don’t even need to go to special page creating an account.

The first steps can be taken already at. Here in uniform “First time on Twitter? Join us" We indicate our data, such as account name and email address. Then we come up with a password and click on the button "Registration".

Please note that each field is required and can be changed by the user in the future.
You should take the most responsible approach to choosing a password, because this particular combination of characters is the basic protection of your account.
We will then be redirected directly to the registration page. All fields here already contain the data we specified. All that remains is to “sort out” a couple of details.
And the first point is point « Additional settings» at the bottom of the page. It is possible to indicate whether you can find us by email or mobile phone number.

If we don’t need this option, simply uncheck the corresponding checkbox (1) .

And now, if the data we enter is correct, and the specified password is quite complex, click on the button "Registration".
Ready! The account has been created and now we are asked to start setting it up. First of all, the service asks you to indicate your mobile phone number to ensure more high level account security.

Select the country, enter our number and click on the button "Next", after which we pass simplest procedure identity confirmation.
Well, if for some reason you don’t want to indicate your number, you can skip the corresponding step by clicking on the link "Skip" below.
All that remains is to choose a username. You can either specify your own or use the service’s recommendations.

In addition, this point can also be skipped. In this case, one of the recommended options will be automatically selected. However, you can always change your nickname in your account settings.
Overall, the registration process is now complete. All that remains is to carry out a few simple manipulations to create a minimum subscription base.
First, you can select topics that interest you, on the basis of which your Twitter feed and subscriptions will be formed.
Next, to find friends on Twitter, it is suggested to import contacts from other services.
Then, based on your preferences and location, Twitter will select a list of users who may be of interest to you.

At the same time, the choice of the initial subscription base is still yours - just uncheck the account you don’t need or the entire list at once.
The service also offers us to enable notifications about interesting publications in the browser. Whether to activate this option or not is up to you.
The last step is to confirm the email address you provided. Just go to the mailbox used during registration, find the corresponding letter from Twitter and click on the button "Confirm Now".

All! Registration and initial setup Twitter account is over. Now, with peace of mind, you can begin filling out your profile in more detail.

Hello friends, today we will talk about how to properly produce Twitter account registration and how to configure it for subsequent work. What is Twitter is an international social network that already includes tens of millions of users from all over the Internet. In this social network you can chat with friends, play games, read tweets " big people", retweet on your wall, play online games and much more. What good does it do us? Any novice webmaster will ask, but there are benefits, and even very good ones. This is a set real subscribers who will actually visit your tweets and read new materials on your blog. The more subscribers, the more traffic to the site. Interested? Then let's move on to getting an account.

Register a Twitter account

To get an account, you need to register on the website. Click on the link and let's start filling out the very simplest form registration .

The form is made so simple that even the youngest Internet user can easily register. Enter your first and last name, email address and password. If you are a very young Internet user and do not yet have an email, I recommend reading the following articles:

Register your email and enter it into the Twitter registration form. And press the button. After which you will be transferred to a page with data verification:

I entered the data spontaneously, since I registered on Twitter a long time ago

The screenshot shows that all data has been verified. The system, of course, does not recognize names and says that the entered name is excellent. If there are any objections to you, then instead of green inscriptions, there will be red with full description error elimination. Once you are sure that everything is in order, you can click create an account. To prevent spam from penetrating through standalone programs, You will be sent a registration confirmation link to the email address you provided during registration. Just follow it from email box and your Twitter account will be verified. And now you can log in to twitter under your account. At the first Login to the social network Twitter you will see this:

Setting up a Twitter account

To go to settings, click the gear wheel icon to the right of the search field.

You will get a small list of settings and help. Click “Edit profile”, since all the main settings are stored there.

You will be taken to the settings page where you can edit: Twitter account, password, phone number, notifications, profile itself and design home page twitter. Now let's look at each point in detail.

At point <Учётная запись> you will be able to:

Edit first and last name, username on a social network (this is a nickname). Edit email address. Change the language of the entire Twitter for your account, by default you will have Russian. Change your home time zone. Mark your location on the map. Change privacy - this concept implies a visibility function. Your tweets can be seen by the entire Internet, and only friends can, and this function is responsible for this.

At point <Пароль> you can:

If your page is hacked and you send spam throughout the system, then your account may be banned, that is, deleted forever. And for this you must as soon as possible change your twitter password.

At point <Телефон> you can:

At this point you can attach your own number to Twitter account. To do this, select a country mobile operator and enter your phone number. I warn you right away: The social network does not support all Russian operators. But this also applies to other countries.

At point <уведомления> you can:

Check the boxes next to the item that is important to you. You can choose to contact you when the following happens: a private message has been received, a reply has been received, a new reader has appeared, a tweet has been added to someone's favorites, a retweet has occurred, an update has arrived.

At point <Профиль> you can:

Change your avatar by uploading any image no larger than 700kb. Provide a link to your website, if you have one, write a lot about yourself and connect your Facebook account for retweets.

At point <Оформление> you can:

Change the design of the Twitter home page standard templates, or upload your own.

That’s basically all, dear friends, that can be said about registering and setting up a Twitter account.