Comments on: Facebook to Launch Usernames

By: Facebook opens up vanity profile URLs / custom usernames

Facebook opens up vanity profile URLs / custom usernames — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 05:44:08 +0000

[...] you may have heard, facebook allowed users to pick a username starting at 12:01 AM today. I logged in and tried to get myself a vanity URL ending with [...]

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:44:12 +0000

WPThemes, facebook isn’t letting me register The42ndEstate for our page yet, so seems there is some limit.

Yup Just, just discovered that too. Wish they let us know that so we didn’t waste time debating period or no period (wonder what future generations are going to think us when they see our tweets and period, no period debates).

By: Just Curious

Just Curious — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:34:27 +0000

Well I found out that if someone registers facebook.com/firstname.lastname, Facebook will recognize that as being the same person as facebook.com/firstnamelastname, which is great. That means that there truly is only one username URL per name. Cool! I’m happy.

Now I wish I had opened another Facebook account before June 9 just to have a vanity url containing only my first name.

By: WPThemes

WPThemes — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:19:35 +0000

I got my name as the username.

You don’t need 1,000 Fans to get your own username.

Your Facebook account must be registered before June 9 as the only criteria.

Mike

By: Adam

Adam — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 00:12:43 +0000

Great question Just Curious. I wonder which would appear first in a directory…

Likely going with AdamPieniazek, since that’s how I roll on 95% of the other social networks.

By: Just Curious

Just Curious — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:57:18 +0000

Adam,
Will you be registering your firstnamelastname smooshed together or firstname.lastname separated by a period?

By: The42ndEstate

The42ndEstate — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 17:27:28 +0000

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