Probably for vanity sake, or perhaps even out of jealousy seeing friends becoming “twitter verified”, I was curious to see if, me too, I could get those little ticks beside my name on my Twitter profile.
Generally speaking, verified accounts are accounts of “public interest”. It can range from your usual movie stars, to politicians, from well-known artists, to company CEOs, but also persons somehow well known in the twittosphere, including tech luminaries, representative of particular tech communities, etc.
Read more...