Facebook Mail

username@facebook.com

I was greeted by this pop-up box when I opened Facebook today and it seems that they are rolling-out the revamped version of Messages which they have mutated into an email service + Messages sort of thing. I don't know if you can change your username at any point in time (but I doubt it). I just hope that this Facebook Mail will not turn out to be just another email service. And it would take time to pry people off of their staple Y!Mail or Gmail accounts which they have used for very many years already.

They make these points on why you'd want to set-up a Facebook email address:

• It’s free and easy to set up.
• Having your email integrated with your messages, chats and texts makes it easier to check them all at once. And if you’re looking for a message later, you don’t have to worry about how it was sent since all your different types of messages are in one place.
• Your Facebook messages are compatible with traditional email systems (e.g., Hotmail, Yahoo or Gmail). When people send you emails from these external systems, they’re delivered directly to your Facebook Messages. And when you send messages to external email addresses, they’re formatted to look like your messages on Facebook, including your name and profile picture along with your message.
• Owning your @facebook.com address makes it easier for friends and family who are not on Facebook yet to connect with you.
• Your other email addresses may change over time, but your Facebook email never does.

I will give this a try although I really doubt that I'd convert from Gmail to Facebook email overnight. But having an @facebook.com email will be handy for those who actually live and breathe Facebook everyday.