{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"BrandMe","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog","author_name":"Eric Thomas","author_url":"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/author\/eric\/","title":"Google Plus Vanity URLs Now Available - BrandMe","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Htfpcbruo0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/2013\/11\/google-plus-vanity-urls-now-available\/\">Google Plus Vanity URLs Now Available<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/2013\/11\/google-plus-vanity-urls-now-available\/embed\/#?secret=Htfpcbruo0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Google Plus Vanity URLs Now Available&#8221; &#8212; BrandMe\" data-secret=\"Htfpcbruo0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"It took them a while but Google finally rolled out custom vanity URLs for users\u2019 Google Plus profiles earlier this week. Among various other Google Plus Updates\u00a0 that Google announced on their blog, one of the most anticipated changes is the ability to customize your Google profile URL and no longer have to use the really long string of number they assigned previously when you set up a Google Plus account. If you meet the requirements, you likely received an email about upgrading, which was a very easy two-step process that includes choosing a vanity URL and then agreeing to the terms and services. Google in most cases chose a name for you (likely +FirstnameLastname) but you can request a different name if you choose &hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.brandme.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/BrandMe-Google-Square-Sketch.png"}