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Checking in with Facebook Places
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Wednesday November 10, 2010
Status Update
Wednesday November 10, 2010
Competing with Gowalla, Foursquare and other services, Facebook Places enters into the location-based fray. While there are the inevitable
privacy concerns with Facebook Places
, it has some distinct advantages over more fully fleshed out location based services like Foursquare and Gowalla. Most notably, it's got a half-billion strong user base to draw on. Jay Goldman takes a look at the service, how it works and how it's doing so far.Download this episode now
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Show Notes
- Facebook Places is only available for mobile users.
Touch.facebook.com, the mobile optimized Facebook interface can be accessed from a desktop PC. If you're using a location-aware browser like the latest version of Firefox, you can check in on your laptop.
Facebook for iPhone
Facebook for BlackBerry
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- As a business, you can claim your location which is a great opportunity for outreach to a customer or potential customer.
Touch.facebook.com, the mobile optimized Facebook interface can be accessed from a desktop PC. If you're using a location-aware browser like the latest version of Firefox, you can check in on your laptop.
Facebook for iPhone
Facebook for BlackBerry
Please Rob Me was a web site created to highlight the privacy and security issues involved with "oversharing" online.
- As a business, you can claim your location which is a great opportunity for outreach to a customer or potential customer.
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