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Create a vanity URL for your Google+ profile

Google's newest social network hasn't opened up to the public yet, but if you're already part of the club, you've got to look good. Brian Tong shows you how to create a vanity URL for your Google+ profile.
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Brian Tong here with CNET.com and one of the hottest places to be in the tech world right now is Google+. Now, Google's newest social network hasn't open up the public yet, but if you're already part of the club, you know, you've got to look good. So, let's show how to get a short vanity you URL for your Google+ profile and big things to the people on Lifehacker. First up, jump into your profile and you're wanna copy the numbers from your Google+ profile. You could find them by clicking on your name and the number ID you need to copy will show up in the URL of your browser. Copy the number, then go to the website gplus. 2. You will be able to create a vanity nickname with no numbers or special characters on the left side, then plug in your Google+ ID number we copied into the right side and click add. It will confirm that the neck name is available and voila! You created a Google+ vanity URL until Google release their own official ones later. I'm Brian Tong for cnet.com with your how for looking good on the internet like I do wisely.

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