[rueful]

From the beginning of Facebook, people have used their real names to share and connect with the people they know. This authenticity helps to create a trusted environment because you know the identity of the people and things on Facebook. The one place, though, where your identity wasn't reflected was in the Web address for your profile or the Facebook Pages you administer. The URL was just a randomly assigned number like "id=592952074." That soon will change.

We're planning to offer Facebook usernames to make it easier for people to find and connect with you. When your friends, family members or co-workers visit your profile or Pages on Facebook, they will be able to enter your username as part of the URL in their browser. This way people will have an easy-to-remember way to find you. We expect to offer even more ways to use your Facebook username in the future.

http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=90316352130

When I saw usernames, I thought of myspace and was about to cancel my account. But once reading it, it seems like a good feature, great for employers, something you can easily put on a resume, since most employers check them now, and yeah. Overall a good feature.

Plus, it will be great in a few years when all of todays teeny boppers go to get jobs and their resume says crap like "facebook.com/iheartjonasbrothers"

[dompennix]

I like the idea, its like myspace kinda if I'm correct

[rueful]

you can do this on myspace, but its not like the whole username thing on myspace that shows up on your mainscreen on myspace. Its just for faster navigation.