Race of areas in Facebook attracts millions of users
June 19, 2009 at 9:34 am , by
It was easier to find a contact in relationships most popular site in the world’s Facebook. Each user can now have a personalized address with the name, change that facilitates access by search engines such as Google. First, the URLs of profiles on social network was formed by numbers.
The new debut on Saturday to run in search of the best names of users (usernames). Only the first hour, were recorded 1 million addresses, gave the technology blog Mashable. On the same day, a developer of web gaúcha Tatiane Silva Vargas, 26 years, said the facebook.com / tatianevargas.
- I had problems with Hotmail and have a Gmail (for email) with my name. On social networks like LinkedIn and Twitter, I come before. Use the name is more credible than a nick (nickname) creative – justified.
The matter was one of the highlights of the microblog Twitter in recent days. “Wow … The username to use when the other was caught on Facebook. I am so upset, “claimed an Internet user. For the teacher of the Catholic University of Pelotas (UCPel) Raquel Recuero, specialist in social media, is a question of identity:
- People are afraid that another sign of the name by which they are known and can pass through them.
Practice, which is counted in days with Twitter. The creators of the microblog service began to implement a verification system of accounts to combat Fakes (fake profiles). Real pages, where the owner is who he says is, make a seal.
In addition to Twitter and other services – such as MySpace – to create a custom URL for public viewing. There is even a site (www.usernamecheck.com) that crawl sites and dozens of tips on which ones in particular username is available. But the most accessed web of relationships by Brazilians, orkut does not offer this type of facility.
In view of the Ibope Internet analyst for Nielsen Online Calazans José, the name is not the most important.
- The construction of identity is not by name but by the content that is added to you – says.
The decision of Facebook, think Raquel was strategic thinking beyond. The service is focusing on the fact that people can disclose their address, such as Facebook page that concentrates all its contacts.
- It is important that people can spend your profile so easy – he says.
Weighs in favor of the fact that Facebook is used by about 200 million worldwide. In Brazil, its profile of users, according to Nielsen Online Ibope, people are more educated, with more experience online and in the age group 25 to 34 years.
- People go to social networks because of friends. Who is in Facebook is because it has more contact with people from other countries – complete Calazans.
To create a domain, visit www.facebook.com / username and then your login. The tool will suggest some names for user, but you can choose another, provided that.
You can not edit the name after you define it. Only those who have registered on Facebook before June 9 can get a user name. The appeal will be open to other people soon, the company promises.
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