Comments on: You Have Three Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL. Choose Wisely, Or You’re Screwed. http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:22:55 -0800 hourly 1 By: ReputationDefender Blog : Own Your Identity Online With NameGrab from ReputationDefender http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-3100598 ReputationDefender Blog : Own Your Identity Online With NameGrab from ReputationDefender Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:16:52 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-3100598 [...] been waiting by your computer for the clock to strike midnight so you could be among the first to claim your custom url. I admit that I went to a party in honor of this big event. Yes, twenty of my friends got together [...] [...] been waiting by your computer for the clock to strike midnight so you could be among the first to claim your custom url. I admit that I went to a party in honor of this big event. Yes, twenty of my friends got together [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks - btclip http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2991732 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks - btclip Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:27:55 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2991732 [...] admin on Sep.18, 2009, under tech Easy AdSense by UnrealSo, you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] admin on Sep.18, 2009, under tech Easy AdSense by UnrealSo, you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks | Talk Update http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2990550 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks | Talk Update Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:54:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2990550 [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks | Talk Update http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2990549 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks | Talk Update Fri, 18 Sep 2009 03:54:31 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2990549 [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2989359 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:34:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2989359 [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2989358 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:34:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2989358 [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2989357 A Couple Little Nifty Facebook And Twitter Username Tweaks Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:34:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2989357 [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...] [...] you remember those Facebook vanity names? Yeah, well starting today they’re even more useful. That’s because you now use them to [...]

]]> By: The New MySpace Mail Quietly Emerges As A Big-Time Email Competitor | CodeTree http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2891167 The New MySpace Mail Quietly Emerges As A Big-Time Email Competitor | CodeTree Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:56:02 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2891167 [...] Because MySpace has had so-called van­ity URLs since its incep­tion (unlike Face­book, which just rolled out the fea­ture), you can use those as your email address with the new MySpace Mail. So for a page that resides at [...] [...] Because MySpace has had so-called van­ity URLs since its incep­tion (unlike Face­book, which just rolled out the fea­ture), you can use those as your email address with the new MySpace Mail. So for a page that resides at [...]

]]> By: The New MySpace Mail Quietly Emerges As A Big-Time Email Competitor http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2891002 The New MySpace Mail Quietly Emerges As A Big-Time Email Competitor Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:03:51 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2891002 [...] is nice: Because MySpace has had so-called vanity URLs since its inception (unlike Facebook, which just rolled out the feature), you can use those as your email address with the new MySpace Mail. So for a page that resides at [...] [...] is nice: Because MySpace has had so-called vanity URLs since its inception (unlike Facebook, which just rolled out the feature), you can use those as your email address with the new MySpace Mail. So for a page that resides at [...]

]]> By: Moses http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2854723 Moses Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:46:16 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2854723 I just made a whole bunch of FB accounts so I can try and stake a claim to the bigger names and possible sell them off. Its a long shot but worth one. I just made a whole bunch of FB accounts so I can try and stake a claim to the bigger names and possible sell them off. Its a long shot but worth one.

]]> By: Neufeld Computer Services | Facebook User Names http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2849845 Neufeld Computer Services | Facebook User Names Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:29:17 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2849845 [...] Apparently, there’s to be a sort of rush, according to TechCrunch. [...] [...] Apparently, there’s to be a sort of rush, according to TechCrunch. [...]

]]> By: ZooLoo Is A Social Network That Basically Never Wants You To Leave http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2840183 ZooLoo Is A Social Network That Basically Never Wants You To Leave Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:26:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2840183 [...] seem to be an accident. As we saw from the users flocking to Facebook on a Friday night to secure their own vanity names, users clearly want domains that are easy to remember. And ZooLoo offers that up with the slightly [...] [...] seem to be an accident. As we saw from the users flocking to Facebook on a Friday night to secure their own vanity names, users clearly want domains that are easy to remember. And ZooLoo offers that up with the slightly [...]

]]> By: Pete http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2834073 Pete Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:31:04 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2834073 three weeks in and I've completely forgotten my FB vanity URL. Had abso-f'in-lutely no motivation or reason to go printing up new bcards or even add it to my sig line. Was the "landgrab" worth it? Well, time could change things but for now, totally useless. A "personal landing page" FB is not - any further focus on this goes the way of portals. A twitter id is plenty enough for a public handle thank you very much. three weeks in and I’ve completely forgotten my FB vanity URL. Had abso-f’in-lutely no motivation or reason to go printing up new bcards or even add it to my sig line. Was the “landgrab” worth it? Well, time could change things but for now, totally useless.

A “personal landing page” FB is not – any further focus on this goes the way of portals.

A twitter id is plenty enough for a public handle thank you very much.

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | TopBlogs http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2832893 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | TopBlogs Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:20:28 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832893 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | Techdare http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2832603 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | Techdare Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:10:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832603 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2832325 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:17:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832325 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | Stoth http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2832319 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | Stoth Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:15:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832319 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | ScooperNews.com http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-4/#comment-2832220 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco | ScooperNews.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:28:30 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832220 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2832212 The Looming Facebook Privacy Fiasco Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:23:40 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2832212 [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...] [...] of these people simply don’t understand that Google is forever. Just look at Facebook’s Vanity URLs for proof: Facebook made it very clear that these are permanent, which means that you’re [...]

]]> By: Mark Kolb http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2830377 Mark Kolb Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:10:43 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2830377 If you missed out getting your FB vanity name, get a .TEL instead @ http://www.mytel.me with your name at a cool domain. If you missed out getting your FB vanity name, get a .TEL instead @ http://www.mytel.me with your name at a cool domain.

]]> By: Facebook Vanity URL Fail | FailPost http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2826570 Facebook Vanity URL Fail | FailPost Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:00:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2826570 [...] you’re on Facebook you probably know that a few days ago they offered a free-for-all vanity url thing where you could pic any word/name to be your Facebook url and it was on a first come first served [...] [...] you’re on Facebook you probably know that a few days ago they offered a free-for-all vanity url thing where you could pic any word/name to be your Facebook url and it was on a first come first served [...]

]]> By: Usuários de Facebook terão endereços personalizados | TecnoBlog News http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2813244 Usuários de Facebook terão endereços personalizados | TecnoBlog News Sun, 21 Jun 2009 07:55:53 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2813244 [...] nomes de usuário a partir das 21:00 de sexta (12) nos Estados Unidos. O site de tecnologia TechCrunch prevê uma verdadeira corrida de internautas em busca de nomes de usuário curtos e fáceis de [...] [...] nomes de usuário a partir das 21:00 de sexta (12) nos Estados Unidos. O site de tecnologia TechCrunch prevê uma verdadeira corrida de internautas em busca de nomes de usuário curtos e fáceis de [...]

]]> By: IPhone: Mit Vollgas ins Nirgendwo « Agruberintv’s Blog http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2804865 IPhone: Mit Vollgas ins Nirgendwo « Agruberintv’s Blog Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:04:23 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2804865 [...] Dabei habe ich noch Glück. In anderen Ländern bremsen die mit einem Lächeln ihre Bürger beim Surfen aus. Und in anderen Staaten sind einfach immer noch die Leitungen schlecht. Aber hier: Ein Schwall aus Inhalten ergießt sich minütlich über meinen Schreibtisch. Manchmal komme ich mit dem Twittern nicht mehr mit. Das dauert, bis ich jedes Mal einen Account angelegt habe, um dann nie wieder unter dem gleichen Namen aufzutauchen. Wäre ja noch schöner. Viel schneller ist mein Facebook-Account auch nicht geworden, obwohl ich jetzt schon Vanity-URLs nutzen kann. [...] [...] Dabei habe ich noch Glück. In anderen Ländern bremsen die mit einem Lächeln ihre Bürger beim Surfen aus. Und in anderen Staaten sind einfach immer noch die Leitungen schlecht. Aber hier: Ein Schwall aus Inhalten ergießt sich minütlich über meinen Schreibtisch. Manchmal komme ich mit dem Twittern nicht mehr mit. Das dauert, bis ich jedes Mal einen Account angelegt habe, um dann nie wieder unter dem gleichen Namen aufzutauchen. Wäre ja noch schöner. Viel schneller ist mein Facebook-Account auch nicht geworden, obwohl ich jetzt schon Vanity-URLs nutzen kann. [...]

]]> By: net@night 104 - June 10th, 2009: Almost Real Time | SearchcommandN http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2803289 net@night 104 - June 10th, 2009: Almost Real Time | SearchcommandN Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:17:11 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2803289 [...] Facebook launches vanity URLs [...] [...] Facebook launches vanity URLs [...]

]]> By: The Drill Down 091 – Play ‘im off, Keyboard Cat!! | The Drill Down http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/06/09/you-have-three-days-to-pick-your-facebook-vanity-url/comment-page-3/#comment-2802340 The Drill Down 091 – Play ‘im off, Keyboard Cat!! | The Drill Down Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:29:41 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/?p=71949#comment-2802340 [...] You Have Three Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL. Choose Wisely, Or You’re Screwed via TechCrunch [...] [...] You Have Three Days To Pick Your Facebook Vanity URL. Choose Wisely, Or You’re Screwed via TechCrunch [...]

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