[creative_master]

Ever since Facebook launched, people have always wanted to use their real names to connect with their friends and share information. If you are on Facebook and you look at your web address for your profile, the URL was just a randomly assigned number.

Not Anymore!

Facebook is now opening the door to allow people to find and connect with you easier. Now, when your friends, family, or possibly stalkers go to your profile or Pages on Facebook, they will be able to enter your username as part of the URL. This makes it much easier for people to find you on Facebook.



Facebook is even hinting that they expect to offer even more way to use your Facebook username in the future.



Starting at 12:01 EDT on Saturday, June 13, you will be able to choose your username on a first-come, first-serve basis for your profile and the Facebook pages that you administer by visiting Login | Facebook

A notice will also appear on your profile page when you login starting at that time as well.

Facebook will allow usernames in basic text forms, and you can only choose a single username for your profile and for each of the Pages that you administer. Your username must be at least five characters in length and only include alphanumeric characters (A-Z, 0-9), or a period.

Be very careful about the username you decide to choose. Once it has been selected, you won’t be able to change or transfer it. And if you signed up for a Facebook Page after May 31 or a user profile after June 8 at 3 p.m. EDT, you won’t be able to sign for a username right away because of steps Facebook takes to prevent abuse or “squatting” on names.

For more information, contact Nick Cifuentes @ Boston - SEO, SEM, Online Marketing, Online Media Buying - Overdrive Interactive

[bennihan]

I might squat on a good name. Any ideas?