Is this Salman Rushdie effect(we refer to the Nicknames/Pseudonyms thing here) ? Well, for a start we do not know since that wasn't a case for either a Nickname or a Pseudonym. But it sure was a Fb-users-allowed-to-choose-their-names case. Our best guess is that it sure was one of the reasons! Who is complaining anyway. People would be happy with both the features, at least most of them!
The feature should be live since a day already as we write this post. Although the news is that the users with verified profiles will only be able to get to choose their nickname and its display. For the account verification user will have to upload a scanned copy of his/her photo identification. The identification could be either government proof like a passport, driving licence etc or a school or work id. The word is that Facebook will be deleting the documents once the account verification process is complete.
Verified accounts will have their benefits as Facebook will be including them(with their names including the Nickname) or prioritizing them in Facebook' "Subscribe Suggestions". The idea actually is to make sure users don't end up subscribing to wrong/fake profiles.
If you are looking to get the update and searching on how to get your account verified, hold on. This isn't something that you are going to look up and find somewhere just like that. You cannot volunteer for now at least. Based on your subscriber numbers you will be chosen and should get an intimation on your profile page to apply for a account verification and upload the required scanned document.
The feature is in accordance to be with Facebook' birth/real name policy as the verified account' birth name will still be the one displaying on the About Page for that profile. So for example, Bruce Mathers III could always let the About Page display this name and always have his famous name Eminem (yes the famous one!) display on the Subscriber' Suggestion list or on his profile.
We will wait for the first verified profile and see if there would be any sort of badge like the Twitter and Google plus verified profiles have. Although the news is that they won't. Although not having the badge will sound a bit awkward. The move/feature although will be a threat to Twitter' growth as the feature itself offers solution to graph subscription.
Time to wait and watch now! Hope you enjoyed this Crunch, Happy Crunching!
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Verified accounts will have their benefits as Facebook will be including them(with their names including the Nickname) or prioritizing them in Facebook' "Subscribe Suggestions". The idea actually is to make sure users don't end up subscribing to wrong/fake profiles.
If you are looking to get the update and searching on how to get your account verified, hold on. This isn't something that you are going to look up and find somewhere just like that. You cannot volunteer for now at least. Based on your subscriber numbers you will be chosen and should get an intimation on your profile page to apply for a account verification and upload the required scanned document.
The feature is in accordance to be with Facebook' birth/real name policy as the verified account' birth name will still be the one displaying on the About Page for that profile. So for example, Bruce Mathers III could always let the About Page display this name and always have his famous name Eminem (yes the famous one!) display on the Subscriber' Suggestion list or on his profile.
We will wait for the first verified profile and see if there would be any sort of badge like the Twitter and Google plus verified profiles have. Although the news is that they won't. Although not having the badge will sound a bit awkward. The move/feature although will be a threat to Twitter' growth as the feature itself offers solution to graph subscription.
Time to wait and watch now! Hope you enjoyed this Crunch, Happy Crunching!
[Image Credit: TechCrunch]
That's good news but since it would only be for the celebrity kinds, don't find any use as such!
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