1. You need to be logged into your Facebook account.
2. Go to: http://www.facebook.com/username/
3. Select the page or account from the pulldown menu
4. If you have at least 25 fans on your page, you can set a custom username/URL

WASHINGTON, DC – Forty-five minutes ago, Facebook began allowing those underprivileged people like me to grab their personal URL or vanity URL on Facebook.

Some kid already grabbed www.Facebook.com/BlakeNewman so I had to be a bit creative and settled for Facebook.com/Blake.Newman.Washington.DC.

Here’s how you do it:

Get your vanity Facebook URL – pretty permalink on Facebook

1. Log into your Facebook page
2. Click on the link just below the blue bar that says, “Set your username now.”
3. Select a radio button or click the “More” link on the bottom left
4. Play around with some usernames and check availability
5. When you’re happy with what you’ve got, save it.
6. Once it’s saved, you can’t go back.  So, think about it well.