In this article, we’ll explore Twitter verification, explain how to get verified, and show you how to search for verified Twitter accounts in any subject or discipline.
We’ll help you navigate the world of Twitter verification and show you how to search for (and find) any verified Twitter account you need.
Let’s kick off!
What’s a blue tick worth?
Once upon a time, the blue check verification mark on Twitter was a way to discern authentic, noteworthy accounts from counterfeits or parodies. It was somewhat difficult to obtain, which conferred a certain legitimacy and status on its bearers.
That all changed with Elon Musk’s launch of Twitter Blue.
Essentially, Twitter Blue allows anyone to obtain Twitter’s blue badge for their profile simply by paying a monthly fee.
From now on, all you need to do to get verified is visit the link, read through the information, sign up on the web or iOS, and pay the subscription cost. Once Twitter checks your account, the blue check mark badge will be added to your profile page.
So, if obtaining Twitter’s seal of authenticity is now just a matter of paying for it, what’s the point of obtaining the blue check mark?
That’s a good question—one Twitter plans to answer with features.
What do you get with Twitter Blue?
The key features available or promised for users of Twitter Blue are as follows:
- Unlimited bookmarks to sort and save tweets into private folders.
- A Twitter thread reader to provide a more immersive reading experience.
- A Top Articles shortcut, allowing you to access the most-shared articles in your network.
- A personalized app experience with customizable navigation, icons, and theme colors.
- Prioritized reply and conversation features.
- The ability to retract your tweets before they’re visible to others
- Longer video uploads. (Up to 60 minutes).
- The coveted blue checkmark badge is displayed on your Twitter profile.
In addition, a verified account is still a good indicator that the account is legitimate and authentic and that you’re not interacting with a bot.
Now, let’s look at how to find verified accounts by filtering Twitter using its Advanced Search feature.
How to find a verified account for any hashtag
Head to Twitter’s Advanced Search feature here.
- Type your search into the Advanced Search box—In this case, we searched #sports journalist Filter: verified.
- Include the hashtag # you want to search for and the parameter Filter: verified.
- Hit Return, and Twitter will provide a list of verified accounts for your searched tags.
This method provides you with advanced search queries in your search results, but what do you do to find the verified accounts that follow you?
In that case, you’ll need to look at a dedicated Twitter management tool like Circleboom Twitter.
How to list your verified Twitter followers with Circleboom
To get a list of your verified Twitter followers with Circleboom, for the following:
- Create an account, log into Circleboom Twitter, and authenticate your Twitter account.
- On the left side menu, click “Search.”
- . Next, click “All My Followers”
- Now, check heck “Show only Verified.”
Circleboom will now filter your search to show only verified accounts that follow you.
You can now filter by further combinations of hashtags, keywords, usernames, and more.
NB:
Circleboom Twitter is a fantastic tool if you’re looking for a single dashboard to manage multiple accounts with streams of tweets and many popular tweets and Twitter lists.
We wouldn’t recommend its $17.99 a month service JUST so that you can easily find followers and users with a blue tick mark badge, though!
Suppose you’re not the kind of Twitter user who needs Twitter statistics, advanced filter options, and the ability to measure your business or brand’s performance in enormous detail. You might be better served with a free option like Social Bearing.
Search for verified accounts using Social Bearing
Suppose you don’t want to stump up the cost of a CircleBoom Twitter account. In that case, we suggest that the free search features on Social Bearing combined with Twitter’s Advanced Search option can solve many of your needs.
Social Bearing is free, provides access to advanced search filters to find verified users, and is a powerful tool to filter out bot accounts and find influential people.
Let’s look at an example by conducting a search for the hashtag #sports journalists with the verified option turned on.
- Visit Social Bearing and log in with your Twitter account.
- Type in your search as a hashtag, for example, #apple watch, and then add the parameter Filter: verified into the search bar.
- Hit Return.
- Social Bearing returns results from verified Twitter accounts.
SocialBearing’s search feature will provide plenty of high-quality verified results. But it will also provide additional information to help you measure your Twitter performance and spot trends.
Conclusion
Finding verified Twitter followers can be time-consuming, but with the right tools, it doesn’t have to be.
Whether you use Circleboom, Twitter, Twitter’s search functions, Social Bearing, or a combination, you can quickly and easily find verified accounts that follow you or are associated with your hashtag. These tools offer powerful search filters and additional information to help you measure performance and spot trends on Twitter.
