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Facebook vanity URL username available: An instant Internet land rush (how to do it video)

June 13, 2:31 AMCultural Trends ExaminerL. Steven Sieden
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Facebook, username, vanity URL, Internet land rush
An online land rush as people scrambled for
Facebook vanity URL usernames.  They're still available.

I watched the Facebook username countdown screen tonight as it moved closer to the witching hour – 12:01 a.m.  EDT.   Fortunately, it was only 9:01 p.m. when my screen magically said, "CONTINUE."

I instantly did what millions of others were doing and clicked on that button.  Then, I waited for a far shorter time than I imagined it would take – less than a minute – before the screen gave me suggestions for my new Facebook vanity URL username.

Somehow, I believed that if I pushed the buttons fast enough I could get "Steven."   Wrong.   By the time I typed Steven and pushed the button, it was gone.

Forturnately, I had a backup, so you can now find me as "L.Steven" on Facebook.   I didn't really think that I'd get Steven.   It probably went to someone on the inside long before "we the people" were allowed to grab what was left during this Internet land rush.

I hope that you got the Facebook username that you wanted.  Or I hope that it's still available.

May we all have what we want in this universe of abundance, and may we realize that names are simply labels that are often more confusing than supportive.

What do you think about this?   Write your comments below.   I read them all.

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