Facebook Launches Location Based Product

adeelarshad82 writes "Facebook officially launched its 'Places' location-based product, backed by seeming rivals Foursquare and Gowalla. Facebook had been expected to announce a location service ever since it announced the press conference earlier this week. The Places service officially goes live August 19, although an iPhone app will go live on the August 18. According to Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Places has been in development for several months. It had three goals, he said: helping share where you are in a nice and social way, to see who's around you, and just discover new and cool places to visit in the future."

Re:hookup central

[veeoh]

You say that like it's a bad thing... ;)

Re:Turn it Off

[BobZee1]

it seems to me that it is ALWAYS someone you know that decides to "borrow" all of your things while you are away from home. now that i have done what i can to remove all "friends" from my life, my belongings tend to stay where i left them.

Re:Uses

[ZeroExistenZ]

You know too much...

Can I suggest you a nice locationbased facebook game? You can share your score with your friends and grandmother!! FOR FREE!

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[Anonymous Coward]

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Re:Don't input any real data

[Anonymous Coward]

What? Slashdot users who aren't great a social interaction have a hard time understanding a site that is big on social interaction? This rates high on the unintentional comedy scale.

Re:Iphone and Windows?

[trevc]

Just shut-up and go buy an iPhone...

basement?

[Anonymous Coward]

What products will they advertise for my mom's basement?