Facebook and the username squatting

On Sat, June 13, 2009 in Domain Names , Miscellaneous , by Ernesto Belisario

From a few hours, the social network Facebook allows users to choose a username. The advantage of choosing the 'username is clear: whereas hitherto each profile was characterized by a random series of numbers, you can now access the profile or fan page through a URL much easier to remember and catchy [...]