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Like in Twitter user able to get a url that can be land to his or her twitter profile page but like wise in Facebook it is not possible to get a url that attached to our profile. The URL was just a randomly assigned number like "id=592952074." but that soon will change. Facebook announced the forthcoming availability of usernames for user profiles and Facebook Pages. Now you can have a personalized URL for your Page (facebook.com/yourname). Beginning at 12:01am EDT Saturday, June 13, 2009. user 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/



Facebook also put a countdown clock to that page so all can get the detail for remaining timings so don't worry about the time zone just see the remaining time & calculate it according to your time.

But why you need a personal url?

Well, Usernames allow public entities to easily promote your presence on Facebook with a short URL .This username can be used in your marketing communications, company website and business cards. When your friends, family members or co-workers visit your profile or Pages on Facebook, they will be able to enter your username as part of the URL in their browser. This way people will have an easy-to-remember way to find you.

But Facebook also add some conditions to it like Once you have claimed a username by clicking the “Set Username” button, it is not possible to edit it, or to transfer your username to a different account on Facebook. Additionally, when an account is removed from the site, its username will not be made available to other users for security reasons. Only one username is allowed per Page. so think carefully about the username you choose for your profile.

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 ("."). see the screenshot below and get the idea.


Another thing is If you signed up for a Facebook Page or user profile after May 31, you may not be able to sign up for a username immediately.

If you keep the rights for a trademark or other protected name & If you want to ensure as a rights holders interested in preventing their trademarks from being registered as usernames just contact Facebook here.

Remember, After 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on Sunday, June 28, 2009 all can sign up for username so just add up this date in your Google calender or reminder service so you don't miss the event. Now I'm really wondering that there are 300 million Facebook user and mostly many do have common names so it will be a competition for getting the names. what will happen if all people named Mark come to gather in same time for getting a name? at that time, to whom system will assign a user name?

well, just keep the finger cross for your user name. if your name is most common then just use a unique combination, if desire username is not available. I suggest just create a list for your user name. create a combination of your first and last name or may be add a middle initial and put the name in a way where most desire name should come first so if you're not getting that name you can search up for another name according to your list and by this you can save time and there are good chances to get your name.