Vanity URL

Couldn’t Get Your Dream Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Two Alternatives

by Jeff Weisbein June 25, 2009
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The Facebook Vanity URL Goldrush of 2009 has left many Facebook users without their dream URL or variations thereof.  Whether you just weren’t quick enough to grab your username or perhaps you have the same name as a Facebook employee or high-profile journalist here are two alternative ways to obtain a shorter and more memorable [...]

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Facebook Attempts To Covers Its Bases On Variations Of Usernames

by Jeff Weisbein June 15, 2009
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It appears Facebook is attempting to cover its bases when it comes to a particular user owning a username on the social networking site.  I discovered this after playing around with usernames on the site a bit.  What it seems like based on my “experimenting” is that once you choose a username – you own [...]

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