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An artist created a satirical blue-check homes website for influencers to verify their houses. Hundreds of people signed up.
An artist created a satirical blue-check homes website for influencers to verify their houses. Hundreds of people signed up.
Annabelle WilliamsFeb 4, 2021, 01:48 IST
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The site satirizes Twitter s verification process and the accompanying social status.
Danielle Baskin s satirical website received nearly 500 responses, SFGate reported.
Twitter verification is a status symbol in its own right, and one that inevitably engenders strong reactions: envy, disdain, or desperation to name a few.
So San Francisco-based artist Danielle Baskin posed a question about extending the principle to real estate. Would people want to do business with a company that promised to plaster the app s signature blue checks on the front of their homes?It turns out that the answer is yes. Baskin told SFGate that she received 495 responses o
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A San Francisco artist who put out a viral call for local homeowners to get their houses verified with a Twitter-esque blue check received hundreds of applications despite, she says, the fact that it was all just a big dumb joke.
Danielle Baskin, an artist, sculptor and entrepreneur, went viral over the weekend with a tweet that informed influencers and public figures in the Bay Area that they could now get a verified badge crest to adorn their homes facades. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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The site satirizes Twitter s verification process and the accompanying social status.
Danielle Baskin s satirical website received nearly 500 responses, SFGate reported.
Twitter verification is a status symbol in its own right, and one that inevitably engenders strong reactions: envy, disdain, or desperation to name a few.
So San Francisco-based artist Danielle Baskin posed a question about extending the principle to real estate. Would people want to do business with a company that promised to plaster the app s signature blue checks on the front of their homes?
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The story behind Blue Check Homes : How an SF artist created a fake company that fooled thousands
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1of5 Blue Check Homes, a satirical website crafted by San Francisco artist Danielle Baskin, unexpectedly encouraged hundreds of residents to apply to have a Verified Badge crest installed on the facade of their homes.Courtesy of Danielle Baskin/@djbaskinShow MoreShow Less
2of5 Blue Check Homes, a satirical website crafted by San Francisco artist Danielle Baskin, unexpectedly encouraged hundreds of residents to apply to have a Verified Badge crest installed on the facade of their homes.Courtesy of Danielle Baskin/@djbaskinShow MoreShow Less