Comments on: Facebook Vanity URLs: Journalists Don’t Have To Wait In Line

By: Facebook’s (And Other Social Platform’s) Preferential Treatment Should Not Be Ignored — jungleG

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 02:47:36 +0000

[...] Techcrunch is now reporting that Facebook employees and “influential” journalists are getting their URLs before [...]

By: Facebook Allows Preregistration of Custom Names | seanreidlaw.com

Facebook Allows Preregistration of Custom Names | seanreidlaw.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:28:15 +0000

[...] release of custom names on Saturday some names will not be available. Facebook has allowed staff and well known journalists to reserve their custom names already. Now, Facebook is allowing anyone holding a registered [...]

By: Social Media Hierarchy…? | Simply Zesty

Social Media Hierarchy…? | Simply Zesty — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:19 +0000

[...] of Facebok ‘vanity urls’ , that certain public figures (predominantly journalists) were reserved access to their own url, ahead of the midnight [...]

By: Couldn’t Get Your Dream Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Two Alternatives | BestTechie.net

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:41:04 +0000

[...] quick enough to grab your username or perhaps you have the same name as a Facebook employee or high-profile journalist here are two alternative ways to obtain a shorter and more memorable URL for your Facebook [...]

By: Technology and Innovation News | Tech Crown » Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:02:28 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:44:13 +0000

[...] names, like ‘Jason’ or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: The Far Edge » Blog Archive » Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:44:11 +0000

By: ArticleSave :: Uncategorized :: Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:00:23 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: Techeroid » Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:47:01 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize. | Design Website

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:42:58 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize. | Spin Valley Post

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:27:04 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize. | Cellphone Ultra

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:43:09 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of humans [...]

By: Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize.

Miss Out On Your Facebook Vanity URL? Here’s Your Consolation Prize. — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 01:25:02 +0000

[...] or ‘Mike’, were snapped up in a matter of seconds (if they weren’t already registered by a Facebook employee before the landrush even began). Needless to say, a lot of people [...]

By: Celebrity, Product and Joke Names Grabbbed as Vanity URLs - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 20:53:28 +0000

[...] them. Facebook gave first crack to its own employees and partners. It also offered the privilege to some journalists. (Times reporters did not get early access). Although the company said it was taking steps to [...]

By: Facebook Vanity Landrush Tonight At 9 pm PST: Here’s What You Need To Do | Techdare

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:17:10 +0000

[...] going to guide you across the finish line. And don’t worry, I declined to participate in the journalist program that would have given me my name in advance. I’ll be right there with you, battling for the [...]

By: Facebookの個人用URL受付開始―取得方法は簡単

Facebookの個人用URL受付開始―取得方法は簡単 — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:33:04 +0000

[...] われわれはいち早くFacebookのバニティーURL（個人用URL）の争奪戦が始まることを報じてきたが、いよいよ号砲が鳴った。安心してほしい。私は好きなURLが選べるジャーナリスト向け特別優先枠を辞退した。読者に交じって競争に参加することにした。これは今後一生付き合っていかねばならないURLだ―というのはいささか大げさな言い方だが、実際そういうものだ。ひとたび選んだら、変更も譲渡もできないのだ。 [...]

By: chrisco

chrisco — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 22:45:33 +0000

As a follow up to my prior comment “did we really need another “tell,” when we already knew?”

Here’s a little variation: “owned” politicians (vs. “owned” journalists):

Salon.com: “Top Senate Democrat: bankers “own” the U.S. Congress” by Glen Greenwald: http://bit.ly/foKDw

By: Facebook Usernames and the Online Identity | Stuporcollider

Facebook Usernames and the Online Identity | Stuporcollider — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 16:12:29 +0000

[...] potentially it was for some, popular journalists and brands were spared the landrush and allowed to pre-register their desired facebook username in advance of the launch. Presumably [...]

By: Jim Larrison

Jim Larrison — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:20:27 +0000

Hey McLovin is still available

By: Don

Don — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 12:49:53 +0000

It looks like the dots are meaningless and get ignored, so after you’ve grabbed your name you can tell everyone you’ve got

http://www.face...u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e

By: sylv3rblade

sylv3rblade — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:15:30 +0000

w00t. I just got mine

By: roadman

roadman — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 04:49:58 +0000

On the URL map as

http://www.face...ook.com/roadman

You’ve got to love it.

By: Facebook Vanity Landrush Tonight At 9 pm PST: Here’s What You Need To Do

Facebook Vanity Landrush Tonight At 9 pm PST: Here’s What You Need To Do — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:26:40 +0000

By: Paulus Androupoulixthyian

Paulus Androupoulixthyian — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 02:25:43 +0000

generic names will not be available

By: your an idiot

your an idiot — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 23:42:56 +0000

so stay up and try to get /starving or maybe /bigmac :-p