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-- Go to [Codename: Bluemix](http://bluemix.net) to signup for the free beta, or login with your *IBM id*
+- Go to [Codename: Bluemix](http://bluemix.net) to signup for the free trial, or login with your *IBM id*
 - Install [Cloud Foundry CLI](https://github.com/cloudfoundry/cli)
 - Navigate to your **hackathon-starter** directory and then run `cf push [your-app-name] -m 512m` command to deploy the application
  - **Note:** You must specify a unique application name in place of `[your-app-name]`