Facebook username is coming

Facebook announced on its blog that soon (more exactly at 12:01 am EDT on June 13 2009) they will be allowing facebook usernames. Those usernames would be mainly used to replace the id=xxxxxxxxx normally found in the facebook URL. The reason behind this, according to facebook, is to make people to find and connect to you more easily; they will also have an easy-to-remember way to find you. You need to be aware that:
1. This will be on a first come first serve basis
2. Once you choose a facebook username, there is no way back. You cannot change or edit the name.

Do you people really need a facebook username? People have been able to find you on the facebook search and even on google by searching for your real name (you can give it a try, if you do not have a personal website, your facebook account normaly ranks first). I have more than 700 friends on facebook, and I don’t think that I am going to remember all those facebook usernames, so is the easy-to-remember scenario useless for me??

Facebook is also planning other way to use those usernames that will be revealed little by little. Until the 13 June, you can start to plan which facebook username you are going to choose to bind you account.