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If you ever want to change your Twitter username. You can check twitter for updates on the name that you want to change to. Verify that there haven’t been any updates for over 9 months on the name. Then, send an email to username@twitter.com - you’ll receive a support email back, asking you some more questions. Answer those questions, and wait a few weeks and you should be set! Jesse Stay in an article titled I Changed My Twitter Username - How You Can Too details how to make the comprehensive change.
I Changed My Twitter Username - How You Can Too
by Jesse Stay — published on January 8th, 2009
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For those that follow me on Twitter, be sure to look for me now under the username, “Jesse” (or @Jesse in Twitter speak). If you’re already following me, the transition should have occurred seamlessly, and you shouldn’t have to re-follow me. If you have me in a TweetDeck Group or similar 3rd party app, you may want to update me there. I have created a new account under my old username, “JesseStay“, just in case anyone has anything pointing to that username still. It just sends people back to this account.
You Can Too!
Making the switch was easy! And it serves as some great Google juice for my first name - maybe I can finally achieve my dream of beating Jesse McCartney as the number one spot on Google! To get the name you want, assuming it’s already taken, verify that there haven’t been any updates for over 9 months on the name. Then, send an e-mail to username@twitter.com - you’ll receive a support e-mail back, asking you some more questions. Answer those questions, and wait a few weeks. Assuming someone hasn’t already beaten you to it, you should be set!
Update Your Third Party Sites!
Now that you’ve changed your username, you may want to go back and create the old account, and put a post, pointing it to your new name just in case. Then, be sure to go to sites like SocialToo.com or clients like TweetDeck and update your username there, as many sites will still think you’re under the old username. It will take some work, but if you really, really want that new name, it may just be worth it. Oh, and change your passwords to something strong! If you have a common first name, you will now be one of the first to be targeted in a hacker attack.
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