Did anyone get their facebook username they wanted?

MaxxedMan · 06-12-2009, 11:50 PM

I really wanted facebook.com/Richard, but that was taken in the 1 second it took me to hit "continue" ....

Did anyone fight for and get something more common? Hell a first name might even be something you could sell for a few thousand dollars.

Rhian · 06-13-2009, 12:01 AM

No.

But I needed more than 6 letters, so it makes sense. According to MichaelApproved.

Astro · 06-13-2009, 12:03 AM

I just went with my first initial and last name.

Incognito · 06-13-2009, 12:10 AM

First initial, last name, and got it.

Sleezy G · 06-13-2009, 12:31 AM

I got SleezyG

m0o0op · 06-13-2009, 05:54 AM

Yeah, first name and last name.

E_# · 06-13-2009, 06:15 AM

sure did
erinhendry was available 4 hours later
convenient

pinoy0004 · 06-13-2009, 07:45 AM

I actually wanted to take the name "facebook.com/reggie" and I waited for the second we could set up a username, but it was already unavailable.

So I did the next best thing and did "reggieu" first name + last initial.

Today just out of curiosity i tried to look up who beat me to "reggie" and oddly, "your page request was not found"

orion549 · 06-13-2009, 10:54 AM

Um, yeah, general names/first names were not available, Facebook said that. You also can't get facebook.com/chicken or other generic words like that. What really sucks is you can't get one for your pages if you don't have 1000 fans, so I couldn't get facebook.com/punkaday for my new podcast! Boo-urns. For myself tho I did get /first.last cuz I wanted something I won't regret in 10 years...

lolz, like Facebook will last that long...

vxsarin · 06-13-2009, 11:08 AM

yup, I got first.last.

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MaxxedMan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 223	Did anyone get their facebook username they wanted? I really wanted facebook.com/Richard, but that was taken in the 1 second it took me to hit "continue" .... Did anyone fight for and get something more common? Hell a first name might even be something you could sell for a few thousand dollars. Last edited by MaxxedMan; 06-14-2009 at 11:19 AM.
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Rhian Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 4,102	No. But I needed more than 6 letters, so it makes sense. According to MichaelApproved.
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Astro Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 14	I just went with my first initial and last name.
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06-13-2009, 12:10 AM	#4 (permalink)
Incognito Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 942	First initial, last name, and got it.
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Sleezy G Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pittsburgh, PA. Posts: 129	I got SleezyG
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m0o0op Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Syd, Aus. Posts: 0	Yeah, first name and last name.
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E_# Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: sidnee, OZ Posts: 0	sure did erinhendry was available 4 hours later convenient
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06-13-2009, 07:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
pinoy0004 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 287	I actually wanted to take the name "facebook.com/reggie" and I waited for the second we could set up a username, but it was already unavailable. So I did the next best thing and did "reggieu" first name + last initial. Today just out of curiosity i tried to look up who beat me to "reggie" and oddly, "your page request was not found"
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06-13-2009, 10:54 AM	#9 (permalink)
orion549 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: London, Ontario Posts: 134	Um, yeah, general names/first names were not available, Facebook said that. You also can't get facebook.com/chicken or other generic words like that. What really sucks is you can't get one for your pages if you don't have 1000 fans, so I couldn't get facebook.com/punkaday for my new podcast! Boo-urns. For myself tho I did get /first.last cuz I wanted something I won't regret in 10 years... lolz, like Facebook will last that long...
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06-13-2009, 11:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
vxsarin Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 44	yup, I got first.last.
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