This should help out:
SIGNATURES:
1. Click on your username in the left column to go to your user profile page, i.e. here:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=8395682. From the URL there, grab your user number, i.e. 839568
3. Enter that into the bounty portal.
TWITTER:
It's "NewsBounty" for you. You don't need the @ symbol.
hello where you can see the table of participants for the bounty