Definitions
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- noun A
historical event in which previouslyrestricted land of theUnited States was opened forhomesteading on afirst-come-first-served basis. - noun figuratively Any
scramble for limitedresources .
Etymologies
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By making it free, aka a landrush, it will be over moments after it begins. reply
Prepare For The Facebook Vanity URL Landrush Michael Arrington 2005
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The so-called "landrush" phase signifies the true launch of .xxx websites, which are designed to provide more transparency around internet pornography.
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- The Facebook username landrush appears to have gone off largely without a hitch.
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- Now that the Facebook username landrush has come and gone, let's take a look at the stats from the first weekend of Facebook username registration: 1.
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- The Facebook username landrush starts tonight at 12: 01am EDT, and with it comes potentially the best one-time opportunity for businesses to improve their Facebook identity and SEO by getting a good Facebook vanity URL.
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- The Facebook username landrush appears to have gone off largely without a hitch.
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- While the Facebook username landrush officially opened two weeks ago, Pages with under 1,000 fans or created after May 31 still haven't been allowed to get vanity URLs.
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Facebook Vanity URLs Will be Available to Pages With Under 1,000 Fans in 2 Weeks Facebook username landrush starts tonight at 12: 01am EDT, and with it comes potentially the best one-time opportunity for businesses to improve their Facebook identity and SEO by getting a good
Inside Facebook 2009
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- While the Facebook username landrush officially opened two weeks ago, Pages with under 1,000 fans or created after May 31 still haven't been allowed to get vanity URLs.
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- The Facebook username landrush appears to have gone off largely without a hitch.
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