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Twitter opens up applications for 'Verified Account' status

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Those who use Twitter would be aware of verified accounts. These accounts are accompanied by a blue checkmark that indicates that the account is indeed handled by the actual owner of said account instead of an imposter. Since Twitter stopped allowing users to apply for verified status, verification has been done manually at Twitter’s discretion. This is no longer the case as Twitter will be opening applications to those interested to verify their Twitter accounts.

If you’re interested in obtaining that illusive blue checkmark, you can apply for it at here. However, do note that there are some prerequisites that needs to be fulfilled before your Twitter account gets verified. First off, your account must contain a verified phone number, e-mail address, bio, profile picture, birthday and website. Twitter will also ask you why you should be verified, and in some cases, they may even ask for a government-issued ID to confirm your identity.

Should your application be accepted, the blue checkmark would then appear on your Twitter account. Should the application fail, you can try to apply for verification again 30 days after you first received the ‘verification denied’ e-mail. Those who managed to acquire verified status will be able to access special features such as a verified-only notification feed. Other than that though, the Twitter experience remains fundamentally unchanged.

Source: Twitter

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16 comments

Martin June 9, 2014 - 12:11 pm
what about HTC? is it consider a Chinese brand?
Warren Lee June 9, 2014 - 6:20 pm
HTC is a Taiwanese brand, they have been long in the smartphone market to understand the user experience, which is why HTC Sense is one of the best Android skins out there that provides a really polished and consistent experience, which is what many Chinese OEMs lacked of.
Andy June 10, 2014 - 1:10 am
From my experience HTC has the worst after sales service.. Took 2 to 3 months to replace my HTC One mainboard which Samsung only takes 1 to 2 days to replace S4 mainboard.
Warren Lee June 10, 2014 - 1:23 am
No doubt on that, they are pretty bad in the customer service department, but ONLY in Malaysia or some other countries. Try visiting their service centre back in their home country, you'll be impressed. :) Still, HTC's phones still provide one of the best user experiences out there. In addition, Samsung threw in lots of cash into its customer service and marketing, therefore they should (and must) be really good on that (the Apple way). :)
Jonathan Ng September 15, 2014 - 1:36 pm
I think HTC does offer HTC Advantage in the US where if you cracked your screen within six months you will get a replacement for free . True that HTC Customer service sucks in our country .
Darkslayer June 9, 2014 - 2:42 pm
How about XiaoMi?Their MIUI rom is awesome. If the google android rom is most stable and has better update service, then MIUI is the second best rom in android.
Warren Lee June 9, 2014 - 6:18 pm
MIUI is merely a skin with added features, which works very much like HTC Sense and Samsung's TouchWiz, they'll need to comply to standards set by Google in every new OS updates. Though Xiaomi does provide a weekly update, that is only available on its developer build ROMs, consumer devices will still get update like once a month, and that update is only for MIUI and doesn't really affect the core of Android. And yes, I've to admit that MIUI is one of the few great Chinese launchers out there, but still it doesn't have a polished user experience like big names out there.
Avenger Osiris June 11, 2014 - 1:28 am
No wonder TouchWiz is so polished with laginess...
Warren Lee June 11, 2014 - 1:55 am
Well, stock Android won't give you that issue then. :)
Avenger Osiris June 11, 2014 - 10:45 am
That's why some people prefer vanilla Android.. but some skin/UI are really impressive... Well with tons of launchers in the store it's not a big deal... Regarding the MIUI updates that much frequent for the developers is because their version is beta version so the regular updates are most of time to fix bugs. Only when they managed to produce a stable version then they release it to the public. I think this is applied to most of the branded smartphones nowadays... even WP also have the developer preview build for WP8.1 before the official public release...
Joe June 14, 2014 - 3:36 pm
How about Oppo?
Jonathan Ng September 15, 2014 - 1:37 pm
Forget about updates , if you buy Oppo .
redaxis August 5, 2014 - 3:44 pm
I'd say it's solely personal opinions. I have used iPhones, Samsung tablets, google nexus, and recently purchased redmi note. Am I impressed with the redmi note? Not really, am I satisfied with it's bang for bucks? Absolutely. With 1/5 the price of an iPhone, it seems buying iPhone is being unwise, especially when technology advances so quickly it is not smart to invest too heavily onto something going out of date next year. Many models from established brands are not guaranteed with firmware updates as well. My galaxy tab 7.7, so premium, so expensive, great hardware, but only received update once and its been told no more future updates. I live in singapore, i have called xiaomi hotline for some simple questions, my called got picked up by an well mannered operator and answered my questions within few minutes, generally i'm satisfied because I have experienced some really bad operators from other vendor. As a consumer, I do not have brand loyalties. I hate monopoly, I support aggressive company striving to success by offering high value products. If the item works as it claims, I don't care if they copied it. I appreciate these new comers set a new price point to the industry, making consumers rethink how much they should spend on gatgets, and causes competition between manufacturers, in the end of the day, its us consumers who benefits from it. Its not too late to go back to the expensive shiny apple after a couple of cheap rice failed on you.
nahrafqifahs August 7, 2014 - 6:33 pm
Hoho.... already think to buy XiaoMi but after read this article... 50/50... huhu
Jonathan Ng September 15, 2014 - 1:45 pm
Well , the only chinese phone i would buy/recommend , its no doubt the OnePlus One . Got it from satugadget Menara PGRM , Cheras store . Its only RM1299 , 64gb with 2 years warranty . Ran rooted Cyanogenmod out of the box and it has fast OS update support , running the latest Android 4.4.4 now . Poor user experience doesn't apply here as i have used cyanogenmod since my GS1 days and they are amazing . Its true that many chinese smartphones have uninspired design (Especially rice), but not the case here , phone is solid and sexy , comfortable to hold , like it hold it more than my note 3
John Franken January 11, 2015 - 1:20 pm
In most part, I agree with the author, but for the first time, I went ahead and bought myself a run-of-the-mill Chinese smartphone (I think the author means companies like Star, Cubot, Doogee, Landvo, Swees, and what have you not, and not Oppo, Huawei, ZTE, OnePlus, Lenovo, or Xiaomi, just to name a few). The main reason why I went ahead and bought that run-of the-mill Chinese smartphone is because it has a very large 5000 mAh battery, knowing that most run-of-the-mill Chinese manufacturers tend to exaggerate (a nicer word for lie) with their specs. Still, I am hopefully optimistic that this company is not one of them. To prevent myself from being utterly disappointed, I consider this purchase as a major experiment. I still have known branded smartphone that I can always go back to. Cheers
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