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Facebook email addresses now linked with Timeline

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(CBS News) Facebook has rolled out a feature which will sync Facebook email addresses with the web address used to get to your timeline.

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The move gives users more incentive to create a Facebook username and use the Facebook email system. The changes won't affect anyone who has already signed up for a username.

Facebook usernames, often called vanity URLs, launched in 2009. The feature gives users a unique web address and Facebook email address.

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