Facebook Usernames

Well when I first learnt that Facebook was going to make usernames available to its members, the only thought that came into my mind was “so are we not going to have our real names anymore?”, so this thing about the usernames made me a bit worried because what I like most about Facebook is its use of real names and it makes its community a trustful and trusted one. But now, I have been fortunately relieved of my worries concerning the Facebook usernames because the Facebook usernames are not going to substitute the real names used in Facebook but they are rather going to work in conjunction with the Facebook profile URLs. So if lets say your Facebook profile URL is http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=12345 , your Facebook username will look like http://www.facebook.com/username.

I have a Facebook account and I have changed my profile URL to a Facebook username. So my Facebook profile URL was http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1115263261 (this profile URL of mine is still active but it will redirect you to my Facebook username) and my Facebook username, which is what I’m using now is, http://www.facebook.com/shirleyszone .

The main aim of Facebook offering usernames is to make it easier for people to easily connect with you by typing your Facebook username into the web browser address bar instead of typing the long profile URL with numbers.

Your Facebook profile name will not be changed if you get a Facebook username and getting a Facebook username is optional and not compulsory. Also, once you get a Facebook username for your Facebook account, you can never change your username again.

 

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