Facebook Username: Why You Need To Get Yours ASAP
Facebook recently added a new feature called mnemonic URL or Facebook username. More than 6 million users got their username the first weekend the mnemonic URLs became available. So what is a mnemonic URL and why do you need to get yours ASAP?
A Facebook username allows your family, friends, and business acquaintances to visit your Facebook profile or fan page by entering your username. Before the availability of a username, people had to remember a randomly assigned long number to access their profile or fan page.
Why else should you get a Facebook username? The change makes it easier for search engines to return high-quality results and is also expected to tie in with Google Connect in the future.
In addition to getting a username for your profile, you can get a username for pages with more than 1,000 followers. Why the restriction? Facebook didn’t want people to create new Pages just to “occupy” a username. If you already have a fan page but you don’t have 1000 fans, sorry, you’re out of luck.
Let’s take a look at a specific example. Before we had a Facebook mnemonic URL, people could visit my Facebook profile page via the URL
http://www.facebook.com/people/Karen-L-Sielski/1067148921. It’s not exactly easy to use. He couldn’t even remember the number, so how could anyone else?
After getting my Facebook username, people could visit my profile through the URL http://www.facebook.com/karen.sielski. Ahh, much better for me and the people who want to access my profile.
Hopefully now you see why you want to get your username. Here’s why you want to get it ASAP if you don’t already have one. You should get your username as soon as possible, or risk it being taken by someone else, especially if you have a common name. It’s like website URLs. The good ones will be taken quickly, so don’t wait to get your name.
It is really very easy to get your Facebook username. Simply log in to Facebook and then visit facebook.com/usernames/ where you will be prompted to choose your username. Various suggestions will be offered to you or you can come up with one on your own.
Caution, you can’t change your Facebook mnemonic URL, so choose wisely. Think twice before selecting a name like ILoveSue or BrittanySpearsFanForever.