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Google has added a feature from its Knol sites, on Google Accounts, where you can verify that they are who they say they are. You get a green tag on your profile that says verified name, just as Google executive David Glazer has. The objective taken from Google’s Knol is to provide people an opportunity to create their own Web pages to inform others about various subjects. Google states:

"Profiles will display a ‘verified name’ badge, if the user has verified their name through Knol. Any user can go through Knol’s interface to obtain the verified badge."

Furthermore the company says that this helps increase the author’s credibility in the eyes of the reader. But it’s only for U.S. accounts for now. The service offers features for verifying through phone, and credit card number. Google Accounts also has this search profiles box at the bottom if one needs to verify or find anyone.

[via Cnet News]