Facebook will soon to open "vanity URL pointing" to more than 200 million members. According to Facebook blog post, Starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, Facebook users be able to choose a username on a first-come, first-serve basis for their profile by visiting www.facebook.com/username/. A notice is also see displayed on each user's home page with instructions for obtaining your username at that time..The new Facebook URL can enhance the searchability of a Facebook profile. People can now find their friends by simply entering Facebook username as the search term on popular search engine such as Google. But wait! you can only choose your username once.
Think carefully about the username you choose. Once it's been selected, you won't be able to change or transfer it. If you signed up for a Facebook Page after May 31 or a user profile after today at 3 p.m. EDT, you may not be able to sign up for a username immediately because of steps we've taken to prevent abuse or "squatting" on names.
After choosing your username, your old format facebook URL that look like this.
www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=111111111
will be branded to a new URL.
www.facebook.com/fryan0911
Update: Over 3 Million Usernames Claimed
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