Stephane Vangelder (version EN) : Everyone is copying the domain name system - ForumNDD.com, forum nom de domaine, domaining & co.

robot · #1 (**permalien**) 01/06/2009, 11h04

Read a story somewhere that Facebook will soon allow users to register their own "vanity URLs". From what I understand, anyone with a Facebook account will be able to request a correspond Facebook.com URL, with a key word of their choosing. So I could have facebook.com/stephane for example.

This may not be exactly what Facebook has in mind, but you get the idea. Facebook wants to give (or sell?) its users unique identifiers. Why? Because as domain names have shown, in our Internet world having your own, highly explicit name is of paramount importance. It means people can find you more quickly. And that means better connecting and networking, whether it be for social or business uses.

We're seeing the same trend on Twitter, with news that Twitter IDs are starting to sell for lots of money (BTW: you can follow me (stephvg), or INDOM (same ID) on Twitter!).

And my point? Domains names remain the most effective (and therefore most valuable) unique identifiers around. If you haven't done so already, get yours and use it!

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