Don't Expect an FB.com Email Address Unless You Work for Facebook

Unless you work for the company, your invitation to try the messaging beta will include an email adddress ending in @facebook.com.

The address FB.com will become the site of Facebook employee email addresses, and everyone else who signs up for the service will score an address of @facebook instead of @fb.com.

No worries: In practice that only means typing six additional characters the first time you connect with an individual who has an @facebook.com address — is there a single email package left that doesn’t autofill contact information you’ve inputted once?

Facebook’s ownership FB.com went from hidden to publicly disclosed after we

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