Twitter Verifying Accounts

Twitter has taken another step in making it not only the easiest social network to use, but now also the safest. Last month, Twitter unveiled Verified Account Beta, an experimental, but effective means to genuine a Twitter Account—proving that the person behind a Twitter account is the real person.

At this time, Twitter says that it is ”starting with well-known accounts that have had problems with impersonation or identity confusion.” For those of us not lucky enough to have multiple inpersonators, that statement means that the chance of having a verified account rests in luck. I did go ahead and fill out the application form a couple of days ago.

Twitter is a social network facilitating real-time updates from its users. In recent months, Twitter users overseas have used the service for serious reasons like to report news in Iran where there was a media blackout. Most commonly, however, Twitter is used by everyday people to broadcast to the world what they are doing.