Tag: accounts

Airbnb’s New Verification Program Requires Offline ID, Rolling Out to 25% of Users Today
"Trust is the key to our community," says Airbnb's Vivek Wagle. "There is no place for anonymity in a trusted c...
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A Funny Look at Getting Verified on Twitter [VIDEO]
For those of you who love Twitter and wish to have influence on the network, the sad fact is that you'll probably never be verified. No matter how hard you try, Twitter isn't likel...
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Twitter Asks You to ‘Welcome Back’ Previously Inactive Users in Order to Promote Engagement
It looks like Twitter is making a small, non-intrusive push to promote more interaction between members of the service. Some users are seeing a new message appear atop their st...
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Twitter May Be Getting More Serious About Two-Factor Authentication
Is Twitter ramping up their efforts to implement two-factor authentication to make your accounts more secure? Two-factor authentication (2FA), generically, is any approach to a...
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These Phony Twitter Accounts Can’t Verify You (Hint: They’re Not Even Verified Themselves)
I know that it would be really cool to be verified on Twitter. It would mean that you were important - important enough to need a verified account because of all the jokers out the...
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Xbox Live Account Regional Migration Now a Reality
Good news, traveling Xbox LIVE members. Microsoft has just announced that Xbox LIVE region migration is now available to all users. Region migration lets users easily transfer...
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Twitter Suspends Top Anonymous Account for Terms Violation [UPDATED]
UPDATE: They're back. And yes, it was the leaking of Westboro members' personal info that...
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Cosplay Facebook Accounts Are Apparently Disappearing Left and Right
If you run a personal Facebook page with the word "cosplay" in it, there's a good chance your account has been suspended or may be suspended in the near future. Cosplayers who...
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Facebook Likely Has 83 Million Fake Users
If you picked any Facebook user at random, there is nearly a 1 in 10 chance that the user you picked isn't real. Maybe it's a duplicate, maybe it's a spam account - but either way...
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Facebook Including Deactivated Accounts In Total Friend Count [UPDATED]
UPDATE: Facebook has told me that your friend count does in fact include some deactivated friends - We recently changed the way we count th...
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YouTube Gets Google+ Synchronization
The Google consolidation era is continuing with full force as their latest announcement sees a marriage of...
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Bot or Not Lets You Test the Human Element in Any Twitter Account
If you're active on Twitter, you've probably encountered plenty of bots - fake users that spam the hell out of you with links, free iPad offers, and other dubious things. These ac...
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Breastfeeding Women of Facebook Bemoan Photo Removal Practices
Facebook has always been a little prudish when it comes to breasts. Although Facebook's policy strictly prohibits the sharing of images with nudity, the line regarding what consti...
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Key Stats Show Slump In Twitter Use
Here’s are some metrics that should concern those inside of Twitter: The number of new users per month is down 20% since its peak in July 2009....
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