Google social network to add verified accounts
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In this his June 27, 2012 photo, Mr Vic Gundotra, Google senior vice president of engineering, talks about Google Plus at the Google I/O conference in San Francisco. Google on Monday announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts with names or brands in a manner similar to that offered at Facebook and Twitter. -- PHOTO: AP
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) - Google on Monday announced that it will let users of its online social network have verified accounts with names or brands in a manner similar to that offered at Facebook and Twitter.
Custom Google+ page addresses were rolled out to a limited number of profiles including the footballer David Beckham, actor Hugh Jackman, singer Britney Spears, and Japanese car maker Toyota, the company said in a blog post.
"At first, we're introducing custom URLs to a limited number of verified profiles and pages," said Google product manager Saurabh Sharma.
"But over time we plan to offer custom URLs to many more brands and individuals."
