Comments on: Facebook Usernames are Used for What? http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/ Profiling Web 2.0 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:41:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: cartier360 http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-161110 cartier360 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:10:49 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-161110 <a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Bracelets/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love bracelet</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier jewelry</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Rings/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love ring</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Necklaces/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love necklaces</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Bangles/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love bangles</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Pendants/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love pendants</b></a></br><br><a href="http://www.cartierlovejewelry.com/Earrings/" rel="nofollow"><b>cartier love earrings</b></a> cartier love
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]]> By: timexking http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-153614 timexking Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:57:06 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-153614 thats too bad you didn't get pizza, but now there is a website where you can buy/sell vanity names, its called assetize.com...maybe you can find the chap who stole pizza from you! thats too bad you didn't get pizza, but now there is a website where you can buy/sell vanity names, its called assetize.com…maybe you can find the chap who stole pizza from you!

]]> By: timexking http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-149713 timexking Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:57:06 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-149713 thats too bad you didn't get pizza, but now there is a website where you can buy/sell vanity names, its called assetize.com...maybe you can find the chap who stole pizza from you! thats too bad you didn't get pizza, but now there is a website where you can buy/sell vanity names, its called assetize.com…maybe you can find the chap who stole pizza from you!

]]> By: Cheap Facebook Developers http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-149220 Cheap Facebook Developers Fri, 17 Jul 2009 09:42:16 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-149220 Mostly people get disappoint by this. Because they didn't get their specific require names or usernames. But i found really useful for companies Mostly people get disappoint by this. Because they didn't get their specific require names or usernames. But i found really useful for companies

]]> By: authorityseo http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-145238 authorityseo Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:48:18 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-145238 I was able to get my name though I feel it is more important for your company to have your name to make it easier for people to find you on Facebook and prevent impostors from trading on your name I was able to get my name though I feel it is more important for your company to have your name to make it easier for people to find you on Facebook and prevent impostors from trading on your name

]]> By: mattspizza http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-145230 mattspizza Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:03:16 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-145230 I got matthewm & while I agree with you that NOTHING is happening with these names, it fits nicely on a business card. I got matthewm & while I agree with you that NOTHING is happening with these names, it fits nicely on a business card.

]]> By: Craig (lapp) http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-144936 Craig (lapp) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 03:50:41 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-144936 Well said Patrick! Well said Patrick!

]]> By: mkhall http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-144882 mkhall Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:09:33 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-144882 I admit that I jumped in and picked up my preferred social network name (mkhall), but that was more to avoid any potential confusion than out of a perceived need. If they had been charging for the service, I would happily remain a string of random digits. I admit that I jumped in and picked up my preferred social network name (mkhall), but that was more to avoid any potential confusion than out of a perceived need. If they had been charging for the service, I would happily remain a string of random digits.

]]> By: @pbarbanes http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-144878 @pbarbanes Fri, 19 Jun 2009 17:02:37 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-144878 Craig - <br><br>I completely agree that the facebook "landrush" for profile usernames was a rush for fool's gold. <a href="http://twitter.com/pbarbanes/status/2154158254" rel="nofollow">As I tweeted on June 13th</a>, the morning after, lol, "Facebook vanity urls? Color me unimpressed. Surprised at all the experts and gurus who are in a frenzy, like babies groping for a teat."<br><br>Only time and some new application will tell us if we're wrong. But here are just two reasons why we're not wrong right now:<br><br>1) the era of the vanity URL has pretty much passed. There's still some value in a good URL, no denying that, but the real value is in content and "google-juice" - which will win out over a domain name almost every time. Can't get "craigagranoff.com"? Not a big deal, really. Get something else that's related to you or a niche, fill it with great content, and people will find you.<br><br>2) the era of the "free service" domain name ended long ago. There's NO VALUE to it, and too much risk. I'm not big on "should's", but NOBODY should rely on a free service like facebook to be their URL. It's too easy and cheap now to get a URL that you "own" - like, oh, <a href="http://pizzatweetup.com" rel="nofollow">pizzatweetup.com</a>, for example - for less than $US10, and forward that to your facebook profile or page if you so choose, or better yet, create an actual website for pizzatweetup and use your facebook profile or page to link to that.<br><br>From the hypothetical pizzatweetup website, or any website for that matter, a text link or icon to "Friend Me on Facebook" or "Become A Fan on Facebook" renders the actual url of that facebook link (/agranoff or /pizzapizza) irrelevant. Worst case, someone goes looking for you on facebook, a simple search will find YOU. I don't think you'll lose too many, what...visitors? who type in facebook.com/pizzapizza for some reason and give up from there. And if they weren't looking for you, but were looking for random pizza information and expecting that the facebook vanity url they type in would lead them to it, well...you probably didn't want that visitor, anyway.<br><br>The bottom line for traffic and search is not the URL of a site, but how that site is promoted. Craig –

I completely agree that the facebook “landrush” for profile usernames was a rush for fool's gold. As I tweeted on June 13th, the morning after, lol, “Facebook vanity urls? Color me unimpressed. Surprised at all the experts and gurus who are in a frenzy, like babies groping for a teat.”

Only time and some new application will tell us if we're wrong. But here are just two reasons why we're not wrong right now:

1) the era of the vanity URL has pretty much passed. There's still some value in a good URL, no denying that, but the real value is in content and “google-juice” – which will win out over a domain name almost every time. Can't get “craigagranoff.com”? Not a big deal, really. Get something else that's related to you or a niche, fill it with great content, and people will find you.

2) the era of the “free service” domain name ended long ago. There's NO VALUE to it, and too much risk. I'm not big on “should's”, but NOBODY should rely on a free service like facebook to be their URL. It's too easy and cheap now to get a URL that you “own” – like, oh, pizzatweetup.com, for example – for less than $US10, and forward that to your facebook profile or page if you so choose, or better yet, create an actual website for pizzatweetup and use your facebook profile or page to link to that.

From the hypothetical pizzatweetup website, or any website for that matter, a text link or icon to “Friend Me on Facebook” or “Become A Fan on Facebook” renders the actual url of that facebook link (/agranoff or /pizzapizza) irrelevant. Worst case, someone goes looking for you on facebook, a simple search will find YOU. I don't think you'll lose too many, what…visitors? who type in facebook.com/pizzapizza for some reason and give up from there. And if they weren't looking for you, but were looking for random pizza information and expecting that the facebook vanity url they type in would lead them to it, well…you probably didn't want that visitor, anyway.

The bottom line for traffic and search is not the URL of a site, but how that site is promoted.

]]> By: MacAaron http://www.rev2.org/2009/06/19/facebook-usernames-are-used-for-what/comment-page-1/#comment-144872 MacAaron Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:47:51 +0000 http://www.rev2.org/?p=2785#comment-144872 Nice. Ya, I waited until the clock ticked over too and I got "MacAaron." Lot of good it's done me. Nice. Ya, I waited until the clock ticked over too and I got “MacAaron.” Lot of good it's done me.

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