DOMAIN NAME CONTROL BASED SOCIAL WEBSITE ACCOUNT AUTHENTICATION
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- A) receiving, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a request to verify the authenticity of a social website account, said request comprising a business name and a business email address comprising a domain name;
B) determining, by said at least one server computer, whether said domain name is registered to and under control of said business name; and
C) responsive to a determination that said domain name is registered to and under control of said business name, certifying, by said at least one server computer, the authenticity of said social website account.
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Abstract
Methods of the present inventions allow for verifying the authenticity of social website accounts. An example embodiment of a domain name control based social website account authentication method may comprise the steps of receiving a request (that may include a business name and a business email address) to verify the authenticity of a social website account, determining whether the domain name used by the business email address is registered to and under control of the business, and—if so—certifying the authenticity of the social website account.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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A) receiving, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a request to verify the authenticity of a social website account, said request comprising a business name and a business email address comprising a domain name; B) determining, by said at least one server computer, whether said domain name is registered to and under control of said business name; and C) responsive to a determination that said domain name is registered to and under control of said business name, certifying, by said at least one server computer, the authenticity of said social website account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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21. A method comprising the steps of:
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A) sending, by at least one server computer communicatively coupled to a network, a request to verify the authenticity of a social website account, said request comprising a business name and a business email address comprising a domain name; B) receiving, by said at least one server computer, confirmation that said domain name is registered to and under control of said business name; and C) certifying, by said at least one server computer, the authenticity of said social website account. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 37)
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