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wtfent · 06-12-2009, 04:43 PM

This is IMPORTANT and you need to know about it RIGHT AWAY.

Tonight Facebook is staging one of the biggest virtual land grabs ever - the rush to claim your own name on Facebook.com.

You've heard of Internet Marketers claiming that the surge of traffic crashed their servers?

Well tonight there will be a server rush that has rarely, if ever, been duplicated on the Net. And you NEED to be part of it.

Right now if you want to send someone to your profile, you have to figure out a URL that looks something like this:

www.facebook.com/people/Your-Name/585946540
(That's an inactive URL, BTW, so don't click it.)

But wouldn't you rather own www.facebook.com/yourname?

And this becomes even MORE important for Facebook Fan Pages (not your regular friend profiles, the pages you can set up to promote your business.) Can you imagine how devastating it would be to have someone else own your company name in Facebook?

In the past, it was easy to own your own name on Facebook, all you had to do was to spend a large amount with Facebook (think $50,000+ per month) or be a huge celebrity, and it was yours.

But starting tonight at midnight Eastern US time (that would be 9:00pm Pacific time) you can claim your name as a facebook URL. Plus, you can claim names for your business pages too.

But here's the catch - it's first come, first serve. Imagine a couple of hundred MILLION people all try to grab their name at the same time, and there will be some interesting server shenanigans occuring.

Here's what to do.

Tonight at midnight US Eastern time, login to Facebook then go to http://www.facebook.com/username

You will see a form that will give you several suggested usernames, and the ability to choose your own. Either choose one of the names suggested or type in your own.

Repeat this process for any Facebook Fan Pages you administer, though there are three catches: first, your page must have over 1000 fans prior to May 31st 2009, you can't claim something generic like travel or insurance, and you can't claim someone else's trademark.

In fact, if you have a registered trademark, I suggest you go to
http://www.facebook.com/help/contact...sername_rights
right now to prevent others from grabbing your name.

If someone else has already has your name, get creative - add a period, or a dash, shorten it, lengthen it, or slap a number in there somewhere.

That's the drill. I'll be there at midnight, and I suggest you be there too.

And bring a book, the page refresh times may be really sllllloooooowwww.

Don Crowther
SMARTS Founder
StomperNet Faculty Member

StuartD · 06-12-2009, 04:49 PM

Yup, it'll be pandimonium... people rushing to grab the good usernames.

You'll be able to find me at http://www.facebook.com/juicydlinks

PSD CSS XHTML · 06-12-2009, 05:02 PM

So funny how people who are going to be fighting to get the name they want are announcing this everywhere. Why create the added competition. I have heard so much chatter about this today.

Barefootsies · 06-12-2009, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSD CSS XHTML

So funny how people who are going to be fighting to get the name they want are announcing this everywhere. Why create the added competition. I have heard so much chatter about this today.

Linguist · 06-12-2009, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PSD CSS XHTML

So funny how people who are going to be fighting to get the name they want are announcing this everywhere. Why create the added competition. I have heard so much chatter about this today.

Because:

1) Very common first names will be taken right away so it doesn't really matter if you chat about this with others. Millions have seen this, few hundred won't make a difference.

2) From a business perspective, if you've a page that has over 1000 fans it won't matter because chances are people who you talk to don't have a page in the same niche, with over 1000 people.

Granted I've 2 names that I want to grab right away so I'll be sitting here with my refresh on.

Jayvis · 06-12-2009, 09:06 PM

I got the name I wanted, no slow down or anything.

MovieMaster · 06-12-2009, 09:12 PM

Just me or where is the username option on new accounts just created? I see it on my well established profile but not new accts... ?

StuartD · 06-12-2009, 09:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MovieMaster

Just me or where is the username option on new accounts just created? I see it on my well established profile but not new accts... ?

http://www.facebook.com/username

CrkMStanz · 06-12-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MovieMaster

Just me or where is the username option on new accounts just created? I see it on my well established profile but not new accts... ?

account must have been created before July 9th i believe

MovieMaster · 06-12-2009, 09:26 PM

At this time only users who have registered for Facebook before June 9th, 2009 are eligible to obtain a username. All other users will be allowed to register a username in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience.

CyberHustler · 06-12-2009, 09:27 PM

I sale short facebook usernames... icq in sig

Agent 488 · 06-12-2009, 09:28 PM

well that was anticlimatic.

jakethedog · 06-12-2009, 09:39 PM

done in seconds .. easy peasy

Webmaster Army · 06-12-2009, 09:48 PM

Wow, tons of good stuff still available. I figured these would all be scooped up by now.

Socks · 06-12-2009, 10:41 PM

Ok I signed up for a new business account using the name I want, and I signed up for a new personal account afterwards to keep it separate from my personal shiz, but when I got to http://www.facebook.com/myterm I get:

The page you requested was not found.

marketsmart · 06-12-2009, 10:58 PM

i got my name no problem...

eroticsexxx · 06-12-2009, 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marketsmart

i got my name no problem...

me too...and I'm famous

Tam · 06-12-2009, 11:19 PM

Got mine. not sure what the hell I'd ever do with a facebook account, but I got it. LOL

I actually have had an acct forever, I got it to keep an eye on my kids who have facebook accounts and use them like crazy. Am I bad? lol

96ukssob · 06-12-2009, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MovieMaster

At this time only users who have registered for Facebook before June 9th, 2009 are eligible to obtain a username. All other users will be allowed to register a username in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Argh

Mr Pheer · 06-12-2009, 11:42 PM

I grabbed a few good ones... and a couple of funny ones

Drake · 06-13-2009, 02:43 AM

Thanks for the heads up, grabbed some.

Agent 488 · 06-13-2009, 06:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socks

Ok I signed up for a new business account using the name I want, and I signed up for a new personal account afterwards to keep it separate from my personal shiz, but when I got to http://www.facebook.com/myterm I get:

The page you requested was not found.

can't get a unique name for new accounts.

HorseShit · 06-13-2009, 07:01 AM

changed mine to fukitall

Trax · 06-13-2009, 07:49 AM

/freeviagra
/acaiberry

all the good ones i tried were gone

too bad

CaptainHowdy · 06-13-2009, 07:57 AM

ARGH! So many to choose from...

$5 submissions · 06-13-2009, 08:00 PM

If you only created a facebook account now, you're locked out... at least until Facebook decides to open it to newer accounts.

06-12-2009, 04:43 PM	#1
wtfent Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Diego, Cali. baby!!! Posts: 3,790	If you use facebook for your business you might want to read this... This is IMPORTANT and you need to know about it RIGHT AWAY. Tonight Facebook is staging one of the biggest virtual land grabs ever - the rush to claim your own name on Facebook.com. You've heard of Internet Marketers claiming that the surge of traffic crashed their servers? Well tonight there will be a server rush that has rarely, if ever, been duplicated on the Net. And you NEED to be part of it. Right now if you want to send someone to your profile, you have to figure out a URL that looks something like this: www.facebook.com/people/Your-Name/585946540 (That's an inactive URL, BTW, so don't click it.) But wouldn't you rather own www.facebook.com/yourname? And this becomes even MORE important for Facebook Fan Pages (not your regular friend profiles, the pages you can set up to promote your business.) Can you imagine how devastating it would be to have someone else own your company name in Facebook? In the past, it was easy to own your own name on Facebook, all you had to do was to spend a large amount with Facebook (think $50,000+ per month) or be a huge celebrity, and it was yours. But starting tonight at midnight Eastern US time (that would be 9:00pm Pacific time) you can claim your name as a facebook URL. Plus, you can claim names for your business pages too. But here's the catch - it's first come, first serve. Imagine a couple of hundred MILLION people all try to grab their name at the same time, and there will be some interesting server shenanigans occuring. Here's what to do. Tonight at midnight US Eastern time, login to Facebook then go to http://www.facebook.com/username You will see a form that will give you several suggested usernames, and the ability to choose your own. Either choose one of the names suggested or type in your own. Repeat this process for any Facebook Fan Pages you administer, though there are three catches: first, your page must have over 1000 fans prior to May 31st 2009, you can't claim something generic like travel or insurance, and you can't claim someone else's trademark. In fact, if you have a registered trademark, I suggest you go to http://www.facebook.com/help/contact...sername_rights right now to prevent others from grabbing your name. If someone else has already has your name, get creative - add a period, or a dash, shorten it, lengthen it, or slap a number in there somewhere. That's the drill. I'll be there at midnight, and I suggest you be there too. And bring a book, the page refresh times may be really sllllloooooowwww. Don Crowther SMARTS Founder StomperNet Faculty Member __________________ ThisWillShockYou.com DVD Store - TWSY UNCENSORED ICQ# 194020367 E-mail: shockingbucks(AT)gmail.com Promote something different!! Shocking Bucks

06-12-2009, 04:49 PM	#2
StuartD Sofa King Band Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outside the box Posts: 29,903	Yup, it'll be pandimonium... people rushing to grab the good usernames. You'll be able to find me at http://www.facebook.com/juicydlinks __________________ This is me on facebook This is me on twitter

06-12-2009, 05:02 PM	#3
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MovieMaster Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 897	At this time only users who have registered for Facebook before June 9th, 2009 are eligible to obtain a username. All other users will be allowed to register a username in the near future. We apologize for any inconvenience. __________________ 100% Exclusive Program Babe-Bucks.com = HotModelClub.com \| NextDoor-Models.com Payments by: CCBILL ICQ Three 02 Five 638 Five 6 ReliableServers.com - NEED BANDWIDTH?

06-12-2009, 09:06 PM	#6
Jayvis Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 5,427	I got the name I wanted, no slow down or anything.

06-12-2009, 09:27 PM	#11
CyberHustler Unregistered Abuser Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 25,734	I sale short facebook usernames... icq in sig

06-12-2009, 09:28 PM	#12
Agent 488 Registered User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22,511	well that was anticlimatic.

06-12-2009, 09:39 PM	#13
jakethedog Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 2,497	done in seconds .. easy peasy __________________ No sig .. just me

06-12-2009, 09:48 PM	#14
Webmaster Army Confirmed User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 236	Wow, tons of good stuff still available. I figured these would all be scooped up by now.

06-12-2009, 10:41 PM	#15
Socks Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: Toronto Posts: 8,475	Ok I signed up for a new business account using the name I want, and I signed up for a new personal account afterwards to keep it separate from my personal shiz, but when I got to http://www.facebook.com/myterm I get: The page you requested was not found.

06-12-2009, 10:58 PM	#16
marketsmart HOMICIDAL TROLL KILLER Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sunnybrook Institution for the Criminally Insane Posts: 20,419	i got my name no problem...

06-12-2009, 11:19 PM	#18
Tam Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: In your face Posts: 8,484	Got mine. not sure what the hell I'd ever do with a facebook account, but I got it. LOL I actually have had an acct forever, I got it to keep an eye on my kids who have facebook accounts and use them like crazy. Am I bad? lol __________________ "Want to get listed on The Porn Map? Email [email protected] or message me on Skype (TamboSpr)!"

06-12-2009, 11:42 PM	#20
Mr Pheer Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 20,887	I grabbed a few good ones... and a couple of funny ones

06-13-2009, 02:43 AM	#21
Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	Thanks for the heads up, grabbed some.

06-13-2009, 07:01 AM	#23
HorseShit Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 17,513	changed mine to fukitall

06-13-2009, 07:49 AM	#24
Trax [----------------------] Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 14,486	/freeviagra /acaiberry all the good ones i tried were gone too bad

06-13-2009, 07:57 AM	#25
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,310	ARGH! So many to choose from... __________________ "Tjeezers.cam wishes you a nice day”

06-13-2009, 08:00 PM	#26
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