What would one do to get verified. I just don't see what a person couldn't to to prove to twitter that they are who they say they are, unless its like - you go live on webcam, and mention twitter then flash everyone, but I don't know.
From the official Twitter site: "We're starting with well-known accounts that have had problems with impersonation or identity confusion. (For example, well-known artists, athletes, actors, public officials, and public agencies). We may verify more accounts in the future, but because of the cost and time required, we're only testing this feature with a small set of folks for the time being. As the test progresses we may be able to expand this test to more accounts over the next several months." http://twitter.com/help/verified Doesn't say how they verify, but probably by snail mail, maybe ID copy or similar.