Yay, Facebook Usernames!

I logged into Facebook a few minutes ago and was pleased to see the news flash at the top of the screen about how usernames will be implemented this weekend. Yay! Though I’ve been shortening my own long urls for some time now (see http://fromkarlyn.com/facebook) using a an a simple html redirect, I knew this was coming and was happy to see it arrive. I didn’t really understand what took so long, but anyways. Very soon, you’ll be able to have a more customized look to your facebook home url. Take a look  at this example..

Facebook boasts; “Starting at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Saturday, June 13, 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/. You’ll also see a notice on your home page with instructions for obtaining your username at that time.”

Got yours picked out? I do.