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Facebook has jumped on the location sharing bandwagon with the launch of its Facebook Places app, which critics say doesn’t hold a candle to more developed services such as Foursquare or Gowalla.
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Facebook Inc. deleted an account that purported to be from North Korea for violating the companys terms of use, the social-networking site said in an e- mail.
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Facebook Inc., owner of the worlds largest social-networking website, said it deleted two accounts that purported to be from North Korea.
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Facebook is no stranger to controversy when it comes to user privacy — most recently, the social-networking site has been drawing flak over a new app that allows other users to broadcast your whereabouts. Still, users had been able to execute the most basic sort of privacy controls on Facebook acounts–the ability to prevent other [... ]
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Facebook’s made it easy for its half a billion customers to connect virtually. Now, the social networking site’s helping with face to face connections.
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The media buzz around Facebook’s new geolocation Places feature didn’t even die down before the social-networking giant fueled the fire. Facebook acquired a startup called Hot Potato last week that could add some beef to Places.
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In just over six years, Facebook has gone from an upstart social network living in the shadow of MySpace, to the second most trafficked site on the Internet. Within the next 18 months, it might be the biggest website in the world.
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A Facebook account established by a North Korea-linked Web site was deleted by the social networking service on Friday, but a new group sprang up over the weekend to take its place.
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Facebook for iPhone has a new version out – 3.2.2 – and it fixes login issues for owners of jailbroken iPhones.
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Does Facebook Places have what it takes to rule the location-sharing space? Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley doesn’t think so. In a recent interview with London’s Telegraph, Crowley called Places a “boring service” and not that “great or interesting.”
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Every time Facebook introduces a new feature it initiates a game of cat-and-mouse with its users when privacy holes are opened up and the user is left to close them. It comes as no surprise, then, that Facebook’s new location-sharing feature, Places, continues this cycle of potential data leaks.
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Facebook said the ACLU was wrong when it raised privacy issues over Facebook’s new Places location function, while the EFF took the middle ground by praising Facebook for its concern about privacy even as it warned users against certain Places practices.
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With Facebook Places, the social network shows it can steamroll friends and competitors alike. As for privacy, it’s not a concern when you’re the only game in town. If this sounds Google-like, it should. The question is, how soon until Facebook takes on Google directly? Google – Facebook – Social network – Privacy – Searching
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Facebook just launched a new location-based feature.
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Facebook is jumping back into already-tumultuous privacy waters with its new location-based service. Facebook – Location-based service – Privacy – Security – Social network
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Facebook has grabbed Hot Potato, a young Internet firm that lets people use smartphones to let friends know what they are up to at any given moment.
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Facebook executives apparently have decided to ignore a movie critical about the creation of the social networking Web site, The New York Times reported.
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Facebook has posted its highly-polished promotional video for Facebook Places online; it’s a glimpse into how the company hopes users will utilize its new location service.
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Facebook has acquired Hot Potato in a move that could help further its move into location-based services.
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Facebook’s unveiling of Facebook Places is an obvious banshee cry to Foursquare and other location-based check-in services. As with those services, Facebook Places allows users to share their location and discover new hot spots by following the stops of people in their network.
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Facebook Places lets users check-in and share their location with friends. Facebook – Social network – Online Communities – FacebookPlaces – IPhone
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Facebook Places lets users check-in and share their location with friends. Facebook – Social network – Online Communities – FacebookPlaces – IPhone
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Facebook Places lets users announce where they are and who they’re hanging out with whether real or made-up.
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Facebook Places lets users announce where they are and who they’re hanging out with whether real or made-up.
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Facebook’s 500 million-plus users will soon be able to track friends’ whereabouts across the United States, as the world’s largest Internet social network adds technology to increasingly tie its virtual world to everyday life.
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