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by ericras 3775 days ago
They essentially have that already - verified accounts have special features but Twitter gives those away for free.
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http://www.thewire.com/business/2012/01/twitter-verification... says:

> When he asked a Twitter sales rep who had been in contact with him how to go about it, she replied that the only paths to verification are if an account has had impersonation issues or is an advertiser who's spent at least $15,000 over three months.

Seems weird its free, verified/verifying users could be a great service for lots of people. It could be a good way to make money too.