13 June - Facebook URLs become available!

AVOID FACEBOOK URL SQUATTING for your brand (personal or company related!).



Book it in your calendar now - Facebook URLs will be available for the grabbing on Saturday 13 June 2.01pm (Melb/Syd time). Check out this from the facebook blog:

"Starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, you'll be able to choose a username on a first-come, first-serve basis for your profile and the Facebook Pages that you administer by visiting www.facebook.com/username/. You'll also see a notice on your home page with instructions for obtaining your username at that time.

Facebook usernames will be available 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 or full stop ("."). While usernames are currently available only for Romanized text, we're looking at how we might support non-Romanized characters in the future.



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."

Having a proper Facebook URL will also add weight to your search engine optimisation efforts - so make sure your brands don't miss out - first come, first served!!



Check out full details on Facebook blog here: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=90316352130

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