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At 12:01 a.m. Saturday, you can claim a name for life at Facebook

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June 12, 2009 9:37 pm
By Sheila Lennon


www.facebook.com/username is the place to be at 12:01 a.m. Saturday morning if you want to grab a Facebook domain name that's your own name.

Facebook Vanity URLs: 10 Things You Need to Know. Nuts and bolts from InfoWorld about the scramble to change Facebook Web addresses from

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=123456789

to

http://www.facebook.com/my.name


(It doesn't have to be your real name.)

Not surprising:

10. Your Facebook username may be used for more things in the future.

As of now, the Facebook usernames will be used for custom URLs. In the future, however, the company has said it plans to unveil other uses for the names. Specifics have yet to be revealed, but know that whatever name you pick will likely pop up in even more places down the road.

This may be your last chance to disappear.

7 Pieces of Helpful Advice on Picking Your New Facebook Username Comedy Central's Tosh.0 Blog:

Like the Oklahoma Land Run of 1889 before it, Saturday, June 13th at 12:01 a.m. EDT will be one of the most important moments in the history of all of time.

Remember, it's Comedy Central.

At that exact moment, social networking site Facebook will allow users to register dedicated usernames, meaning you can finally have a URL for your profile that will make sense to other human beings. Won't your business card look that much cleaner!

But be careful. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Here are some helpful pointers to consider before you choose...

Facebook casts this a privilege. There are many ways to look at it. Here's one I wouldn't have thought of.

The Bizarre Brouhaha Over Facebook Usernames in the Atlantic.

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