We all know how easy it is to impersonate a celebrity across various social platforms today. It’s not uncommon to view fake profiles of our favorite celebrities online or even bump into these numerous simulated profiles before we reach the authentic one. Very frequently, we end up following or liking celeb profiles only to realize later that it was an incorrect one.
Google+ stems from the concept of real-life sharing, brought to the web. And to ensure that you connect with a real celebrity, a simple identification process with the Google Team allows celebs to have a web presence that is real. This simple verification process, places a small "
verified profile" flag in front of the name.
Globally a number of
key celebrities on Google+ have verified profiles, including
Britney Spears,
Ashton Kutcher and
Paris Hilton. Needless to mention their fan base is only increasing by the day while helping them manage friends, fans and family using the concept of circles on one social platform. Not to forget, keeping privacy intact.
The growing popularity of Google+ in India has encouraged us to keep fake profiles away from Google+. And now, in order to give our users the best experience of this platform,
Shah Rukh Khan is the first verified Indian celeb on Google+. Infact over the last 2 weeks, the team has reactively removed many fake Shah Rukh profiles.
An interesting fact is that, out of the 4Mn monthly SRK search queries on Google worldwide, more than 1Mn searches happen from countries like Germany, Finland, Malaysia and other Middle East nations. Therefore, being the
1st verified celebrity on Google+, allows the superstar to connect with his fans in India and worldwide. Stay tuned in as more stars from India, get onboard the fast growing Google + social network.
Posted by Guneet Singh, Lead Consumer Marketing
