‘Places’ Turns Facebook Into a Location Sharing Powerhouse
8/19/2010
Facebook has jumped on the location check-in bandwagon with a new feature known as PlacesFacebook Places has launched with four partners, all services that already offer check-in services — Foursquare, Gowalla, Yelp and Booyah.
If you use Foursquare, Brightkite or other location check-in services there isn’t much to see in Facebook PlacesThe only [...]
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