{"id":8891,"date":"2023-04-03T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/03\/whos-verified-whos-not-who-knows-its-twitter\/"},"modified":"2023-04-03T20:54:05","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T20:54:05","slug":"whos-verified-whos-not-who-knows-its-twitter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/03\/whos-verified-whos-not-who-knows-its-twitter\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s verified? Who\u2019s not? Who knows, it\u2019s Twitter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did a Twitter account get a blue checkmark by paying for Twitter Blue or is it a legacy verified account? Right now it\u2019s nearly impossible to tell.<\/p>\n

Why we care.<\/strong> Twitter\u2019s designation for \u201cnotable\u201d accounts was supposed to disappear April 1. Some have (e.g., The New York Times lost it<\/a>) but many others have not yet lost the designation. And with April 15 approaching, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that \u201conly verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations\u201d starting April 15.<\/p>\n

What it looks like. <\/strong>On all blue checkmarks, Twitter now says: \u201cThis account is verified because it\u2019s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account.\u201d<\/p>\n

Before April 2, Twitter showed a different message: \u201cThis account is verified because it\u2019s subscribed to Twitter Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n

The addition of \u201cor is a legacy verified account\u201d has made it impossible to tell who paid for their checkmark and who didn\u2019t. Probably the hope is Twitter will drive more sign-ups for Twitter Blue.<\/p>\n

And before April 1, on legacy verified accounts you would see the message \u201cThis is a legacy verified account. It may or may not be notable. Learn more<\/a>\u201c:<\/p>\n

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Twitter souvenir (as others are posting)\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/q1NNcyqh5q<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Barry Schwartz (@rustybrick) March 31, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Many search marketers have said they won\u2019t pay for Twitter Blue, so they are voluntarily giving up the blue checkmark. Such as Google\u2019s Ads Liaison, Ginny Marvin.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwitter has been an integral aspect of my professional life for more than a decade,\u201d Marvin tweeted<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t need a blue check mark for that to continue.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Twitter has been an integral aspect of my professional life for more than a decade. <\/p>\n

I don’t need a blue check mark for that to continue.<\/p>\n

But my case is not why the verification program has been so important for the health of Twitter. https:\/\/t.co\/eBjlnIotPU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Ginny Marvin (@GinnyMarvin) March 31, 2023<\/a>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Twitter Blue.<\/strong> About 180,000 U.S. accounts (approximately 290,000 worldwide) had signed up for the $8 per month (or $11 on mobile) service, as of mid-January, according to documents obtained by the Information<\/a> (warning: paywalled).<\/p>\n

Furthering the confusion.<\/strong> Twitter\u2019s top 500 advertisers<\/a>, as well as the 10,000 most-followed organizations with prior verification, reportedly will continue to have verified accounts \u2013 without paying \u2013\u00a0under the new Verified Organizations program.<\/p>\n

The post Who\u2019s verified? Who\u2019s not? Who knows, it\u2019s Twitter<\/a> appeared first on Search Engine Land<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Did a Twitter account get a blue checkmark by paying for Twitter Blue or is it a legacy verified account? Right now it\u2019s nearly impossible to tell. Why we care. Twitter\u2019s designation for \u201cnotable\u201d accounts was supposed to disappear April 1. Some have (e.g., The New York Times lost it) but many others have not yet lost the designation. And with April 15 approaching, Twitter CEO Elon Musk has said that \u201conly verified accounts will be eligible to be in For You recommendations\u201d starting April 15. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"h5ap_radio_sources":[],"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8891","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-best-seo-blogs"],"featured_image_src":null,"featured_image_src_square":null,"author_info":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/author\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8891"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8891\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8891"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8891"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/craighordlow.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}