Facebook Places allows users to check-in to locations using a mobile phone, much like Foursquare, Gowalla, or Yelp. But up until recently the feature was only available in a handful of countries ...

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. Facebook's new 'places' feature automatically ...

Following Facebook’s announcement today about its new location-based product, Places, here’s what the ACLU of Northern California has to say on the privacy front: Facebook made some changes to its ...

Thus far, the new Facebook app only offers members the ability to share their exact geographic location with friends and family on their contact list -- or with the whole Internet -- at any given ...

As expected, Facebook on Wednesday launched its new location-sharing feature called Places. Similar to other location-based services such as Gowalla and MyTown, it allows you to signal your presence ...

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 ...