Today, I successfully applied for my so-called Facebook username, which is actually a vanity URL. The new URL of my Facebook profile is Facebook.com/DominikMueller.
I think it’s been a great idea of Facebook to introduce these usernames, because the actual profile URLs are very long, cryptic and impossible to type in. Other social networking sites like LinkedIn and Twitter have been using vanity URLs for a long time.
According to Facebook, you can choose a username on a first-come, first serve basis. You can apply for your personal username on Facebook.com/Username. If I’m not mistaken, it’s also possible to secure generic keywords instead of a username or your real name. For example, it should be possible to apply for terms such as Facebook.com/DomainSeller, …/TravelAgent, …/Money and so on.
If you already have applied for a username, did you get your username of choice? And what is it?
Hey Dominik,
I was able to grab http://www.facebook.com/domaining
Way to go, Jason!
I didn’t even try to get any generic term, because I wanted to use my real name. But looking through the forums, there are some other domainers who got nice keywords. E.g. I’ve seen /Domainer, /Auctions, /CosmeticSurgery and /HomeLoan having been registered.
Just wondering if these URLs can be monetized in any way.
Hey Dominik, avid reader. I got http://facebook.com/monetized
The best name that I saw that was facebook.com/movie . If they release the movie that could be a home run.