By: Aseem Gaurav on August 21, 2011
Google has started rolling out badges that certify the identity of public figures and celebrities using its Google+ social networking site.
In the online world it is hard to determine whether the person using the account or communicating with your is the real person or not. Just like Twitter, Google+ has gone ahead with the service and after verifying public figures, celebrities, and people who have been added to a large number of circles, it is rolling out to a variety of users.
Google+ staffer Wen-Ai Yu said in a recent company blog that the verification badges would be helpful in making sure that the people you’re adding on your circle are the right one which they claim to be.
So every time you visit a public celebrity, you’ll see a badge next to their profile name (appears like a gray checkmark) which means the person using this account has passed through Google’s verification process.
But Google is not limiting the process just to the the rich, famous, and public, in case you’re a popular user on the networking site then you may also have to verify your account.
“People who don’t yet have a verified profile should ‘hang tight’, Yu says.
But by going tough on the real name policy, Google+ has enraged a debate about whether or not the company is doing the right thing. However, Google is not reinventing the wheel as Twitter two years ago launched a verified accounts program that allows celebrities and public figures to display a “verified account” button on their Twitter pages.
