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Verified Twitter accounts…

Alex Kim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:06:01 +0000

Are you famous enough to be verified?

That is how Twitter is approaching their Verified Accounts beta test.

Based on the content on their site, they are hand selecting “well-known accounts that have had problems with impersonation or identity confusion” which means 99% of us do not even come close to needing verification.

Businesses can submit for verification but Twitter is not opening it up at this time.

Facebook Usernames for Brands

Alex Kim — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:36:16 +0000

There needs to be some clarification for the vanity URLs that Facebook is going to allow starting tomorrow.

Unless you already have an existing fanpage as of May 31st with at least 1000 fans, you will not be able to create a username for your page.

Again, you need at least 1000 fans on your page if you want to create a username. This means that just because you want to secure your url for your brand, you will not be able to do so unless you were already on Facebook as an active marketer.

I can see how this is going to confuse, frustrate, and baffle many people out there because they will not take the time to read the FAQ and wonder why they can’t create a url on Facebook.

Also note that this is for your Page on Facebook, not your personal profile.

In either case, once you set the name, you cannot change it so choose carefully.

Refer to this page for more information: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=91106469821&ref=blog

Twitter and the Oscars

Alex Kim — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:49:39 +0000

Twitter, once again, was in the forefront of a major offline event, in this case, the Oscars.
Just as Hollywood demonstrated how international it has become this year, it also demonstrated how much the online world is now a part of the Oscars.

One of the better uses of Twitter for the Oscars was the widget from Glam, women’s publisher and advertising network.
Glam came up with a social media campaign that actually monitized the use of Twitter by editing the streams and providing moderation for the sponsoring brand.

Read the full article here.