Facebook Unveils Places, Its Foray Into Location

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Facebook Unveils Places, Its Foray Into Location

Facebook Unveils Places, Its Foray Into Location

BY Dan NosowitzToday
2010 is the year of location—at least in blogs focused on social networking, which is a Montana-sized “at least”—and Facebook’s entry into the increasingly crowded field has long been expected. Today, the company officially announced its plans, by the name of Facebook Places. Oddly, Facebook Places is not exactly competing with the similarly named Google Places, though both incorporate the idea of location. In keeping with the individual ethoses of the two companies, Facebook Places is based on social interaction, while Google Places is essentially a search utility.

Facebook Places is, like Foursquare and Gowalla (more on that later), a check-in service. Users will use the Places feature in their smartphone app of choice (iPhone is first, others will come soon) to mark their current location. They can then tag anyone with them as well as see a list of friends who are nearby.

(via Instapaper)

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