{"id":72928,"date":"2018-10-07T19:13:21","date_gmt":"2018-10-07T16:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/?p=72928"},"modified":"2018-10-07T19:13:21","modified_gmt":"2018-10-07T16:13:21","slug":"did-you-know-that-there-is-a-blue-and-gray-facebook-verification-badge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluflamingo.net\/blog\/did-you-know-that-there-is-a-blue-and-gray-facebook-verification-badge\/","title":{"rendered":"Did you know that there is a Blue and Gray Facebook verification badge?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72929\" src=\"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/blue-badge.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"164\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-72930\" src=\"http:\/\/bluflamingo.digital\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/grey-badge-1024x347.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"485\" height=\"164\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">Account verification started in May 2013 when the blue badge was introduced. It was made to verify public figures and personalities with large audiences. After a while, many politicians and celebrities used this feature.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">The latest one, the gray badge, which was launched in October 2015, is for local businesses with valid addresses. It was a no-brainer for companies, big or small, to adopt this one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">Because people notice badges first even before seeing the contents of a page, having it gives an advantage of a great first impression <\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">If you see a blue tick on the page or profile that means Facebook has confirmed that this public figure or media company or brand is genuine.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">If you see a grey badge on the page that means Facebook has confirmed that the page belongs to a genuine organization or business house.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">As you can see in this example, blue badges are usually granted to the official brand or personality. The grey badge is given to local businesses at specific locations.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: times new roman, serif;\">Both signify the authenticity of the page.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0\u00a0 Account verification started in May 2013 when the blue badge was introduced. It was made to verify public figures and personalities with large audiences. After a while, many politicians and celebrities used this feature.The latest one, the gray badge, which was launched in October 2015, is for local businesses with valid addresses. 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