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Facebook will finally offer usernames on June 13th at 12:01 am EDT. Up until now, our profiles included a number like this one:
But, no more. You will now be able to choose your own username. It will be on a first-come, first-serve basis starting at 12:01 am EDT on June 13, 2009 (this Saturday). You will be able to choose your username by going to Facebook’s Username page (which is now a countdown page). The username is available for your personal profile and any Facebook pages you administer.
Once you pick your username, your facebook profile will look like this:
Your username will have to be at least 5 characters long and can include, numbers, letters or a period. Once you choose your username, you will not be able to change it, so think very carefully about what you’d like to use and I would think of a back-up too, just in case your first choice is taken.
Once you choose your username, others will be able to search for your username on Facebook and in search engines like Google. That should make finding others easier if you use a username that others will recognize. Your username will also come with search privacy settings like your profile does.
Now, I have to decide if I want scrappinmichele or if I should use michele.mcgraw.
What will you choose for your username?
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New look to your blog since I was here last – looks good!
Thanks for the info on the usernames. I think I will probably be going with the first name last name thing. Who knows if in 3 months or 3 years I'll still like to be known as mzkellyb. I'm going to be crossing my fingers that kelly.bommarito or some variation won't be taken
I'm still on the fence. You have a point about being scrappinmichele in 3 years, but I will always be Michele.McGraw. Have to think about it more
I chose my full name because of the whole potential employers etc using Facebook almost as much as LinkedIn nowadays to vet employees beforehand. Dunno if I want an employer thinking about why I would choose scrappi as a nomenclature if I was wanting to negotiate something for example.