Did you know that Facebook recently opened up to allowing "vanity" names? What is a vanity name? It means that you can now have your name in the Facebook url, like this:
http://www.facebook.com/michelledumas
If you are managing your online identity and personal brand for professional purposes (and if you aren't, you should be!), having your name in the url is a great way to gain some control over what shows up in the search engines when a recruiter searches on your name.
So, if you want your name, you better go grab it now before someone else with the same name as you, does.
How do you do it? It's easy. Just go to http://www.Facebook.com/username and follow the simple directions.
If someone already has your name, try another variation. For example, you might include a middle initial.
Good luck! Go get your name now. It will only take you a couple of minutes.
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