Twitter_German_blog_art_largeA week after launching an Italian language version , Twitter has announced the availability of a German version – noted as one of the most widespread languages in Europe. The last language to be introduced in 2009, German now brings the total language versions up to 6, including: English, German, Italian, Spanish, French and Japanese.

As the announcement was in German, below is the translation for those interested:

German is one of the most widespread languages of the EU and is the last language we introduced in 2009 on Twitter.com.

With the indispensable help of our many fantastic translators and translators, we have five new languages in less than two months introduced – a huge achievement for our international group. The faster we can make available to Twitter for people all over the world, influencing the faster the different cultures of the world, the global conversation on Twitter.

Here are a few German-speaking users who are already actively engaging on Twitter and might interest you:

@ SPIEGEL_Eil-German magazine
@ Paulvandyk Grammy-nominated DJ of Berlin
@ silenttiffy-German writer
@ Dieternuhr-comedian and presenter
@ Calmund long-Bundesliga-Manager

To set your language preferences, visit your preferences page and select German in the drop-down menu “Language”. The whole web interface is now translated! As a next step, visit and follow the official “Twitter in German” profile @ Twitter_De. Thus, our German users can stay informed about news at Twitter up to date. Last, tell your friends know and go ahead and twittering!

Viel Glück!