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I have a Question on twitter? - Arousa Naqvi - 09-30-2012 02:29 PM
Ive recently joined twitter, and want to know what the term verified means on twitter?
and also, how do we know if it's official?
also what star's do you know which are officially on twitter
- Amy - 09-30-2012 02:37 PM
Basically, the term 'verified' is used to authenticate well-known Twitter accounts, so users know that the tweets they read, are actually from them and are 'real', and not some poser trying to impersonate them. You know they're official, because they'll have a Verified Badge, basically- a little blue tick next to their username.
It's usually applied to celebrities, musicians, athletes, actors, public officials, public agencies etc..
For example, take a look at Obama's twitter..
http://twitter.com/barackobama
See the blue tick next to his name? That means his account's been verified.
Alot of 'official' stars are on Twitter, I'll post a link below for a list, taking into consideration that there are still alot of authentic stars on Twitter, that don't have verified accounts.
Hope that helped? :-)