If you hastily chose a wacky alias you regret in the recent Facebook username free-for-all, or – like me – went for a ridiculously unimaginative one to "play it safe", the network has decided to give us all a second chance to work out our identity.
But a word of caution - Facebook calls this a "one last chance" of sorts, so this time be totally sure before you dive in and create a new identity!
#WTF stupid username restrictions of 3 characters. damn mag.ma every site just has to be different. yeesh.
On the Facebook Vanity Land Grab of aught nine. 16 reasons why you shouldn't smoke. And how the paradigms of the arts are echoed in our consumption of Social Media.
Facebook Username
Very Short List pointed me to a really cool website today, usernamecheck.com, where you can enter a user name and see where it's already registered among 68 different websites, from the big ones like Flickr, Gmail, and eBay to weird ones I've never even heard of (Wakoopa? Plurk? Seriously?).
If you don't already subscribe to VSL's daily emails, you should. At least once a week I discover something cool, and it's free, which is always a plus.
How much does someone's username alter your perception of them? Pre & post meeting them?
Considering the meaning of @ in context. @davestone vs dave@builtbydave.co.uk vs ____. They're all identifiers, coincidence?
