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When I cover the inevitable "Facebook Usernames Debacle," I'll be sure to mention repeatedly that you can buy your own domain. Thanks for the reminder Anil. A
by Mystalic 17y ago
When I cover the inevitable "Facebook Usernames Debacle," I'll be sure to mention repeatedly that you can buy your own domain. Thanks for the reminder Anil.
And yes, this post is pretty much prophetic.
- baddox 17y agoProphetic, maybe, but it's all pretty obvious if you've spent much time on the Internet.
- endtime 17y agoAgreed. Plus, given that Facebook is a pretty standard platform at this point, it's not unreasonable to think of facebook.com as a sort of prefix-TLD. Sure, I can go buy a domain, but if all I'd put there is a personal website then a FU seems simpler. And if I want to protect my name/brand, then I am probably interested in every such domain-like address I can own, rather than just one.
- sireat 17y agoA bit off topic: FU doesn't seem quite the acronym Facebook would want in general usage. Or perhaps they have figured it would work great on younger population...