Facebook Bringing Foursquare and Gowalla Style Location Base Services To BlackBerry?
Facebook for BlackBerry recently got an update to v1.8.0.49, and also added a few nice enhancements. But one of Facebook’s latest services, “ Facebook Places†,was missing from the update. Facebook Places offers a new GPS location based service that allows you to “check in” on your BlackBerry and letting friends know where you are and what your doing.
Here are some basics of the service :
- Facebook Places is the social-media giant’s leap into location-based networking
- The app is promoted as a way users can see where their friends are hanging out
- Places does not show where users are unless they choose to check in
- Privacy settings let users opt out of many, if not all, of Facebook Places’ features
According to Doug Gross over at CNN:
It’s a function similar to what apps such as Foursquare and Gowalla have been doing for a while. But Facebook’s 500 million-user base dwarfs the 2 million-plus on Foursquare, meaning the “check-in” concept is probably new to a lot of folks.
iPhone users got the Facebook Places feature in their last app update, but for the millions of BlackBerry fans patience is the word of the day. So would this be service that you would be interested in using? Hit us in the comment section and let us know.
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