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Social Networking

Trust on social networks is so important these days. As we share more of our personal information online our digital identities hold greater value. Keep up to date on what is happening with identity in social networking here.

Trust breakdown - why we need to own our online identities

Photo ID on social networks - why it doesn't prove it is you

Trust on social networks with miiCardWith Facebook owned Instagram asking users for photo ID, and Twitter's Vine adding verified badges, this clearly signals a need to be able to verify user accounts.

Twitter blue tick - vote miiCard for official Verification

Twitter Verification - why everyone wants it

Twitter Verification - why everyone wants it and how miiCard can helpEvery day we get asked "when will Twitter accept miiCard for the blue tick?"

At the same time we're seeing more people wanting to get verified on Twitter to prove their identity and protect themselves from fake and imposter accounts.

miiCard welcomes Connect.Me onboard

It is an exciting day for trust online and there's a definite buzz in the office as we welcome Connect.Me to the miiCard community.

Verified identity on Connect.Me using miiCard

3 calls for greater trust online this week

It has been a big week for trust online and we wanted to highlight some of the identity-related stories making headlines this week:

1. Internet dating site creating fake profiles

Last night Channel 4 news reported Global Personals, a white-label dating platform that powers 7,500 of online dating sites, had employed a team of people to create fake profiles and message registered users to get users to subscribe to the paid service which allows sending and receiving of messages with other dating prospects.

Fake reviews: is verified ID and trusted reputation the answer?

Fake reviews: is verified ID and trusted reputation the answer?We came across an article on Econsultancy last week that reported online directory Yelp was going to expose businesses buying fake reviews.

Survey finds we are protecting our social profiles

The results are in from our survey ‘Protecting your social profiles’ where we asked you what you do to protect your online social accounts like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+.

We are really pleased to report that many of you are taking a proactive approach to keeping your social profiles safe and secure.

Media coverage given to the recent security breaches on various social networks like LinkedIn, Yahoo, Pinterest and e-Harmony may have something to do with this.

How to spot a fake LinkedIn profile

How to spot a fake LinkedIn profile | Tips form miiCard

Are you worried about fake LinkedIn profiles?

With some 150 million users worldwide LinkedIn is the ‘go to’ place for recruitment, business deals and opportunities, as well as networking and collaborations.

83 million illegitimate Facebook accounts - it is hard to trust online

We were surprised to learn last week that there is an estimated 83 million illegitimate accounts on Facebook.

Take control of your professional reputation online - tip #5

Over the last five weeks we've published a series of tips on how you can take control of your professional reputation online. This final tip, about proving your identity online is particularly relevant as we look for ways to build trust in our professional networks at a time when we're starting to experience first hand the risks and limitations of not being able to prove 'I am who I say I am' purely online.

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