[nikcub]

these urls are terrible

[xsltuser2010]

You can use profiles.google.com/yourname (if you haven't excluded your profile from search)

[yuvadam]

This.

I don't get it. Google already has usernames - why not use them?

[richardw]

Antispam measure. They're trying to make it harder to figure out a user's email address.

You can use http://gplus.to to make a shortname though.

[powerslave12r]

http://gplus.to/

[gubatron]

I guess Google doesn't need to care about SEO

[chrisohara]

gplus.to

..although it's not run by Google.

Maybe they'll end up getting gpl.us

[michaeldector]

You can use http://gotoplus.me , it's make vanity URL for your Google+ Profile like http://gotoplus.me/yourusername

[jonah]

And http://plus.ly