You No Longer Need 25 Fans To Get A Custom Page URL
Facebook used to require pages and individual users to have at least 25 friends in order to claim a customized address extension. Not anymore.
Facebook used to require pages and individual users to have at least 25 friends in order to claim a customized address extension. That meant any newbie had to accept an ugly URL usually including a long number. NOTE: This has changed back since this post was published. You do still need 25 fans in most cases.