Patent ID: 8713651

Claim:
A computer-implemented method performed by a verification system comprising a server with a processor and non-transitory computer-readable storage, the computer-implemented method for facilitating verification of an online presence of a particular entity, the computer-implemented method comprising: querying each of a plurality of service providers that independently host an unverified online presence of the particular entity, wherein the unverified online presence comprises at least one of information and a profile for the particular entity that has not been verified; identifying a subset of the plurality of service providers hosting the unverified online presence of the particular entity; providing, to each service provider of the subset of service providers, notice of the unverified online presence of the particular entity that is hosted by the service provider, wherein providing the notice elicits action from at least one particular service provider of the subset of service providers to verify the online presence of the particular entity that is hosted by the particular service provider; and passing from the verification system to the particular entity, a listing identifying the subset of service providers that host the unverified online presence for the particular entity.