Tonight we’re pleased to introduce Gliph Verified Identities.
Gliph Verified Identities allow the Gliph staff to specifically call out notable people using Gliph to certify their authenticity.
The first verified identity is Justin Roiland, co-creator of Rick and Morty on Adult Swim.
We are happy to review requests for identity validation, particularly if you’re participating in Gliph by joining groups or Gliph Marketplace.
As part of our transition to new Gliph Usernames, today we’re announcing the availability of Gliph Profile Pages.
Profile Pages make it easier to communicate and transact on Gliph using simple Send Message and Send Bitcoin buttons.
Gliph’s recently unveiled Desktop Web version makes Profile Pages accessible on the web.
For example, if you chose Tony for your Gliph Username, your profile page may then be found at https://gli.ph/tony.
Privacy Considerations
Existing Gliph users will need to opt-in to turn on their Profile Page. To opt-in with an existing Gliph account follow the steps in the Gliph’s New Usernames blog entry. These steps are:
If you’re new to Gliph, you will be required to choose a new Gliph Username during sign-up which automatically creates your Profile Page. However, you may still choose to keep all their personal Facet information private.
The Anatomy of a Gliph Profile Page
Profile Pages can be shaped to reflect your unique identity. Currently, you can display your Gliph Profile Photo facet, along with any of your other Facets you want to make Public.
When someone you’re connected to visits your Profile Page, they will see a combination of the private information you previously shared along with any information you’ve set to public. They will also be able to see a list of any Gliph Group Messaging groups you are both in together.
When someone you are not connected to views your Profile Page they will only be able to see information you’ve set to public. The same is true with someone you are connected to on Gliph, unless you specifically chose to share personal information with that connection.
First Steps
We believe Profile Pages make Gliph a more useful and practical service for communicating and transacting with Gliph users. We look forward to your feedback on this initial version and continuing to improve it as the Gliph platform continues to advance.
As always, you can give feedback to the Support Gliph, which you may now access in the app or by visiting its Public Page at https://gli.ph/support and clicking “Send Message.” :D
We had a bunch of great entries for the Summer 2014 photo contest. Everyone who sent something in is a winner to us, but we’ve shared a few of them here.
Submitted by CB, this is a “rare snow leopard sighting,” or more commonly her cat that likes to dive for grass snakes in the ivy. Awesome!
It is time for another Gliph photo contest! Last year we received over a dozen submissions and ultimately narrowed it down to five, which we still feature on the Gliph homepage.
A photo of Godfrey, a winner from the 2013 Gliph photo Contest
For this year’s contest, we plan to feature winning photos in the launch of a new Gliph product planned for June. Our team loves pets, and thus favors pet photos. However two out of the five winners from our last contest were not pet photos, so please don’t hesitate to submit something!
How to submit your photo: Send the photo to the Support Gliph with the message “photo contest,” or send it via email to support@gli.ph.
Terms and conditions: You keep rights to the photo and grant Gliph the right to use the photo on Gliph’s website and blog.
Pencil, Bird, Dice
Gliph is a growing community of people. Knowing that real people are using Gliph every day is what makes the service more fun and valuable for everyone. To help keep a human face on our increasing population, we’ll occasionally be featuring a Gliph user with an interview in the company blog.
One of Gliph’s users, Kyle Gray, reached out to the Support Gliph a few weeks ago with a question and after a few conversations we decided to invite Kyle to take the first spot for the Gliph User Profile.
Gliph: How did you hear about Gliph?
Kyle Gray: I read about Gliph from an online tech site, which told me about the new feature of cloaked email, which I found would be pretty useful!
G: What made you want to sign up?
KG: I found out about the cloaked email, and I use a lot of online services, which gets me a lot of email. I thought using one of these emails would be a great idea for site such as Craigslist or even just normal sign up sites, like twitter or Facebook
G: Why did you choose the artifacts (symbols) that make up your gliph?
KG: My Gliph is:
Here’s why: I love to write and read; I am a avid twitter user, I tweet a lot and this makes up my online presence and I like playing different games.
G: What are your favorite parts of Gliph?
KG: I love the fact that I can just tweet my “Gliph” and then talk about different things anonymously with other users. Also, the cloaked email made the app for me. It is a really excellent and thoughtful way to utilize anonymity. Continue reading