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Facebook Places to be phased out in favour of wider location features

Facebook Places to be phased out in favour of wider location features

Social network will let its users tag anything with their location rather than focusing on check-ins.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 24th 2011 at 10:27AM in News
Foursquare grew 3,400 per cent in 2010

Foursquare grew 3,400 per cent in 2010

And it has 6m members. Clearly not killed off by Facebook Places then.

Tim Green
by Tim Green
on Jan 25th 2011 at 12:30PM in News
Report claims 30m people have tried Facebook Places

Report claims 30m people have tried Facebook Places

But how many of them are using it regularly.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Nov 1st 2010 at 10:49AM in News
Aussie band Short Stack launch gamified Facebook Places app

Aussie band Short Stack launch gamified Facebook Places app

iPhone application lets fans win points (and prizes) for checking-in and interacting.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Oct 27th 2010 at 3:57PM in News
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Cheryl Cole using Facebook Places to promote new album

Cheryl Cole using Facebook Places to promote new album

Check-in for Chezza.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Oct 26th 2010 at 11:37AM in News
James Blunt checks in to Facebook Places for new album

James Blunt checks in to Facebook Places for new album

Social location? You're beautiful. It's true!

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Sep 22nd 2010 at 4:17PM in News
Facebook Places rolled out in Japan

Facebook Places rolled out in Japan

Geo-location feature finds its way into second country

Stuart O'Brien
by Stuart O'Brien
on Sep 14th 2010 at 12:47PM in News
Social location services used weekly by 1% of Americans

Social location services used weekly by 1% of Americans

Forrester Research says only 4% have ever tried them.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 31st 2010 at 10:28AM in News
SCVNGR checks in with Facebook Places

SCVNGR checks in with Facebook Places

Social location service now compatible with its new big brother.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 27th 2010 at 5:37PM in News
Foursquare CEO slams 'boring' Facebook Places

Foursquare CEO slams 'boring' Facebook Places

Dennis Crowley hits back at the 600lb gorilla of social location.

Stuart Dredge
by Stuart Dredge
on Aug 25th 2010 at 10:42AM in News
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Foursquare fails to trademark 'check-in'

Foursquare fails to trademark 'check-in'

Social location specialist struggling to guard against imitators

Stuart O'Brien
by Stuart O'Brien
on Aug 23rd 2010 at 11:50AM in News