http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:33:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/#comment-12583 F. Andy Seidl Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:52:52 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14375#comment-12583 Here's a take from someone that what there in the thick of it... at 12:01 EDT for <a>The Great Facebook Land Grab</a> where over 1,000,000 URLs were registered in the first hour. Here’s a take from someone that what there in the thick of it… at 12:01 EDT for The Great Facebook Land Grab where over 1,000,000 URLs were registered in the first hour.

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/#comment-12510 Capri Wiebe Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:54:47 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14375#comment-12510 The only grumble I have, and it's a pretty serious one - is the use of the term "vanity url" It's not vanity to want or to use an url with a name or word instead of a bunch of meaningless numbers. Just because I want a FB url with my name or something else easier to remember and type out does not make me vain. Let's lose "vanity" and call it "personalized url" instead. The only grumble I have, and it’s a pretty serious one – is the use of the term “vanity url” It’s not vanity to want or to use an url with a name or word instead of a bunch of meaningless numbers. Just because I want a FB url with my name or something else easier to remember and type out does not make me vain. Let’s lose “vanity” and call it “personalized url” instead.

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/#comment-12504 Facebook Credibility At Risk Again - Facebook’s URLGate « The SiliconANGLE Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:29:45 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14375#comment-12504 [...] backroom deal with key journalists continues the trend of ‘credibility blunders’. Kara Swisher of AllThingsD - a Dow Jones backed blog calls this URLGate. I posted a tweet about this and it immediately got a conversation going on Friendfeed (I love the [...] [...] backroom deal with key journalists continues the trend of ‘credibility blunders’. Kara Swisher of AllThingsD – a Dow Jones backed blog calls this URLGate. I posted a tweet about this and it immediately got a conversation going on Friendfeed (I love the [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/#comment-12500 Let the Navel-Gazing (and Grumping) About Vanity URLS Begin–Can Facebook Soothe the Savage Media? [BoomTown] | LAGAHIT.COM Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:00:00 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14375#comment-12500 [...] original post here:  Let the Navel-Gazing (and Grumping) About Vanity URLS Begin–Can Facebook Soothe the Savage Media? ... About [...] [...] original post here:  Let the Navel-Gazing (and Grumping) About Vanity URLS Begin–Can Facebook Soothe the Savage Media? … About [...]

]]> http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090611/let-the-navel-gazing-and-grumping-about-vanity-urls-begin-can-facebook-soothe-the-savage-media/#comment-12493 Let the Navel-Gazing (and Grumping) About Vanity URLS Begin–Can Facebook Soothe the Savage Media? [BoomTown] | UpOff.com Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:03:40 +0000 http://kara.allthingsd.com/?p=14375#comment-12493 [...] of the vanity license plate above, courtesy of COOLPL8Z.com.] Article Share and [...] [...] of the vanity license plate above, courtesy of COOLPL8Z.com.] Article Share and [...]

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