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news.digitaltrends.com - 6/10/2009
Vanity URLs Coming On Facebook
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If you’ve ever had a yen to customize your Facebook profile URL, then you’re in luck. Beginning this weekend you’ll be able to do exactly that. You can get a vanity URL instead of the numeric address that’s currently there. It’s all to make it ...
blog.facebook.com - 6/9/2009
Coming Soon: Facebook Usernames
— blog.facebook.com — From the beginning of Facebook, people have used their real names to share and connect with the... people they know. This authenticity helps to create a trusted environment because you know the identity of the people and things on Facebook... (more) Coming Soon: Facebook Usernames
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feeds.gawker.com - 6/6/2009
Gizmodo - BlackBerry Facebook 1.6 Is More Like Real Facebook - Facebook For BlackBerry
— feeds.gawker.com — Gizmodo Team Tip your editors: tips@gizmodo.com Editorial Director: Brian Lam | Email | Twitter Editor: Jason Chen... Email | AIM | Twitter Features Editor: Wilson Rothman Email | Twitter Senior Associate Editor: Jesus Diaz Email | AIM | Twitter ... (more) Gizmodo - BlackBerry Facebook 1.6 Is More Like Real ...

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Facebook Personal URLs
coated.com - 6/12/2009
Facebook Personal URLs
— coated.com — Social networking site Facebook has announced that tonight at midnight EDT, they will open up online registration... for personal urls. Facebook has been under tremendous pressure to keep up with other social sites such as Twitter and Myspace which currently offers this feature. The ... (more) Facebook Personal URLs
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