@verified you should verify me I'm jack's dad.
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
“@marciadorsey: Twitter I'm not @verified…. Should I be?”
If @jack’s mom isn’t verified, I have no chance.
— Matthew Panzarino (@panzer) April 9, 2013
Word spread on Twitter today that even the microblogging pioneer’s parents haven’t earned the coveted blue “Verified” check mark.
No way? Way!
Jack Dorsey’s dad, Tim, was tweeting lightheartedly last night:
Obvious it's not & he only has 1 dad!
“@michaelcalhoun: Is it that easy "@Tim535353 @verified you should verify me I'm jack's dad."”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Maybe you could lead the campaign
“@michaelcalhoun: For my verification. @Tim535353 @verified you should verify me I'm jack's dad.
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Thanks! Need campaign mgr@missypinkerton: Hey, @verified this is @jack's dad RT @Tim535353: @verified you should verify me I'm jack's dad.
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Are to building a campaign strategy for the verification?
“@publiceyestl: @Tim535353 @missypinkerton @verified @jack @verified You rang?”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Yes I need verification.
“@bwahby: @Tim535353 @publiceyestl @missypinkerton @verified @jack @verified tim ur @jack's dad!? Omg”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Thanks yr support
“@MayorSlay: @jack Success hathousand fathers. Very confusing. That's a good reason to @verify the real @Tim535353. #fgs”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Heh:
.@jack's parents may be holding him hostage. He hasn't tweeted today and they both are wanting to be verified. @marciadorsey @Tim535353
— Jim (@stljv) April 9, 2013
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Papa Dorsey tweeted directly to Twitter CEO Dick Costolo:
Please @dickc “@MayorSlay: @jack Success has a thousand fathers. Very confusing. That's a good reason to @verify the real @Tim535353. #fgs”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
And the quest continued through the day:
time to get @Tim535353 and @marciadorsey @verified! After all they are the GRANDPARENTS OF TWITTER. http://t.co/oD2nlYuA7G CC: @jack
— Sam Levin (@SamTLevin) April 9, 2013
Word spread to the Riverfront Times:
We made the RiverfrontTimes Blog @marciadorsey soon @verified. Read the Blog its fun!Even have @MayorSlay behind us!http://t.co/jbbWknuJ62
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 9, 2013
Parents of Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey, St. Louis Native, Launch Campaign to Get Verified http://t.co/orgXsZ6XFV
— Riverfront Times (@RiverfrontTimes) April 9, 2013
Twitter supporters kept up the campaign:
..Not sure why @jacks's parents @Tim535353 @marciadorsey don't have the #bluecheckswag by being @verified but they are NO doubt his parents
— heykim (@heykim) April 9, 2013
…when @jack says @Tim535353 @marciadorsey are his parents – that's good enough for me …
— heykim (@heykim) April 9, 2013
Jack Dorsey's parents desperately want to get "Verified" Twitter status. All I can say is, join the club! http://t.co/heraNLA2r2
— Jay Yarow (@jyarow) April 9, 2013
Dorsey’s mom, Marcia, weighed in:
You may not be verified, but now the morning is! RT @marciadorsey: Good Morning! pic.twitter.com/BaBTEHw0KN
— Richard Callow (@publiceyestl) April 9, 2013
❗ #BOOM❗ RT @marciadorsey: AND I really am @jack's mom….
— heykim (@heykim) April 9, 2013
No word from Dorsey yet. His last several tweets have been focused on Twitter App Vine:
Congrats to the Vine team! Number 1 on the App Store! pic.twitter.com/tkKNwuFp9V
— jack (@jack) April 9, 2013
Goodbye, San Francisco. https://t.co/Wk9sLCsRW7
— jack (@jack) April 9, 2013
Maybe Mr. and Mrs. Dorsey should Vine their verification requests?
“@marciadorsey: @Tim535353 to me… "Wait, I'm going to Vine this… Don't talk'”
— Tim Dorsey (@Tim535353) April 8, 2013
Stay tuned.
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