Creating an account is the first step in really getting involved on the Scratch website.
All you have to do to get started is head over to http://scratch.mit.edu, the same place you went to download Scratch to begin with!
Go through the following steps to get your account created on the Scratch website:
At the top of the page, click on the Join Scratch link, as shown in the following screenshot:
You'll be presented with a page that looks something like this:
Click on Next.
Enter a bit of personal information, as shown in the following screenshot:
You'll see a confirmation page, like the following:
That's it; you're ready to get going with all of the features of the website and Scratch!