Facebook has launched a new Places service that enables users to share their location with friends, as well as tell their contacts about their favourite spot in real-time, directly from their mobile devices. Service users can share their location by 'checking in' to that place and letting friends know where they are. Customers can also see if any of their friends has also chosen to check in nearby. Customers can also share their check-in information with third-party applications, such as travel planning. To access the service, users should download the most recent version of the Facebook application for iPhone. Customers can also access Places from touch.facebook.com if their mobile browser supports HTML 5 and geolocation. The Places service is currently available exclusively in the US, but Facebook plans to expand it to more countries and on additional mobile platforms soon.
