Facebook is finally launching local Deals -- a feature that will compete with Groupon's core product, not Foursquare's -- in five cities today.
The newest update to location-based networking service Gowalla adds a surprising feature: automatic check-ins on Foursquare, Gowalla's much-larger archrival.
CNN's John Sutter and Lisa Respers France duke it out over whether to shop online or hit the mall this holiday season.
One of our Twitter followers put it best:
Major retailers are entering the location game, offering users discounts for "checking in" on location based services like Facebook Places, Foursquare, and Gowalla during the busiest shopping day of the year.
Google has just launched Boost, a location-based ad product for local businesses.
Facebook sent out e-mail invitations to Bay Area reporters and bloggers on Monday evening to announce an event at 10 a.m. Pacific time Wednesday at its Palo Alto, California, headquarters. The wording is vague: "Join Us for an Event."
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.
Seth Priebatsch was at a burrito joint in Boston recently when a message popped up on his smartphone from an app called SCVNGR.
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