UPDATE: An "on your mark, get set" announcement has been posted on the official Facebook Blog. According to designer Blaise DiPersia, it’ll be time to "go" at 12:01 AM (EDT) this Saturday, the 13th. DiPersia also provided the following screenshots if you’re curious about what the setup screen and end result should look like.
Original article: Generally speaking, it’s much easier to remember the name of a person or business than a random, nine- or ten-digit string of numbers. Everyone from teenage girls to career-oriented professionals should be happy to hear, then, that Facebook is supposed to make vanity URLs available in the near future.