Link: Breaking: Facebook Places Launches in Canada “At long last, Mark Zuckerberg can know where you are in Canada. Yes, Facebook Places has been turned on for Canadians! I’m waiting for the rush of excitement, but I’m wondering if …” by @TheNextWebCA
Link: Users amused, annoyed by Facebook Places “It’s been two weeks since Facebook users took to blogs and message boards to voice their concerns about Places, a location-based service that allows people to check in to gathering spots via the social network.” Here are some more recent comments from users and their differing experiences. by…
Link: Facebook Turns the Privacy Fear Meter Up to 11 Matt provides a good explanation and assessment of recent privacy concerns over the newly launched “Facebook Places” service, the good parts and the one part that has many people very unhappy — and looking to immediately disable it. by Mathew Ingram on @GigaOM, h/t to…
As a sea of reporters, journalists and bloggers were squeezed into a presentation room at Facebook HQ this evening, Facebook announced its “Facebook Places” capability. There are three components to this first release of Places: (a) you are able to share where you are; (b) you can determine where your friends are; and (c) you…
