Many users of the popular social network Vkontakte noticed that the address of their page on this resource consists of a certain set of numbers. These numbers are called the strange and for many incomprehensible combination of "ID". So let's find out what is an ID and what is it for?
Initially, this combination of Latin letters came from the English word identifier and was widely used in various information systems. With the development of the Internet, the combination “migrated” to a number of resources where it was required to identify a certain number of users. The most popular social network in the Russian-speaking sector of the Internet was no exception. What is an ID, Vkontakte users learned almost immediately with the advent of this resource. It was this "identifier" that was placed in the address bar immediately after the name of the site and allowed acquaintances to find each other in the vastness of "Contact".
A few years ago, the user ID "Vkontakte" without fail included in the address of the page of this user and could consist only of a set of numbers. After some innovations in the address bar, now you can see not numbers, but letters - with their help, any visitor to "Contact" can come up with a more memorable address on his page. But the network user ID remains completely “numerical” and unchanged. To find out, just go to someone else’s page and mouse over the “Send message” item. In many browsers, an inscription will appear in the lower left corner, consisting of a short address of the resource, the word write and a set of numbers, which is the same identifier. Getting your page ID is a lot easier. Just go to the settings and in the field called "Your page address" you will see the numbers you are looking for.
Knowing what an ID is and how to find it out, a user can only win. For example, many applications and games ask you to enter the identifier of your page or the pages of your friends (for which you can get some kind of bonuses in any game). In addition, it’s easier to leave new acquaintances whom you want to see in your “Friends” an identifier by which they will immediately find your page than to make them try to review hundreds of your namesakes in search of the right profile. Thus, the ID can easily serve as a kind of business card or, if you wish, even a kind of address on the site.
Now that you know what an ID is, it will not hurt to figure out what it is for (except for bonuses in games and a quick search for friends). First of all, an identification number is needed to assign your serial number to your profile / page / profile on various Internet resources. For example, the Vkontakte social network uses a digital identifier to link all files and links to one profile. That is, even if you change the name or surname in the settings and specify a different page address, then all the information will come to you, not based on the new address, but using the page number, that is, its non-changing ID.
Knowing what a user ID is can make your life a lot easier. In fact, this identifier is very similar to a car license plate, your phone number or identification code. And it serves for the same - it is by this number that it is easiest to establish your “identity” (find your profile specifically) on a particular Internet resource. So do not underestimate the need to know your ID on a particular site - perhaps knowing this identifier will someday simplify your life a little, since you do not have to explain for a long time and inaudibly how new friends can get to your profile. And knowledge of such “high-tech” things will help create the image of a person versed in modern Internet technologies.