Twitter to Launch Verified Accounts

Courtesy Mashable!  Sat, 06/06/2009 - 13:44

Twitter LogoIt looks like a lawsuit was the final push Twitter needed to announce a verification program to thwart celebrity impersonators on Twitter.

This week, Twitter has been dealing with a lawsuit from St. Louis Cardinals Manager Tony La Russa.

The lawsuit stemmed over an individual impersonating La Russa on Twitter. There has been no systematic way for Twitter to verify that a celebrity tweeter was real.

Until now, that is. Twitter has just announced a verified accounts beta...

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