\nFacebook’s foray into the mobile check-in business may be over. The social media giant developed “Places” to compete head-to-head with wildfire start-up Foursquare but the idea never really caught on with Facebook users.\n<\/p>\n
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\nAccording to some reports, months after Facebook launched the mobile feature, only 6% of users had “checked in” at least once. However, this doesn’t mark the end of Facebook’s location based sharing by a long shot. \n<\/p>\n
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\nOn the contrary, at the same time Facebook moves away from “Places,” Team Zuckerberg will begin to encourage users to share their location every time the share a photo, status update, or Wall post with friends.\n<\/p>\n
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\nUnlike “Places,” these updates will be available across all of Facebook’s platforms, not strictly mobile devices. So while Facebook may be retreating from the “check-in wars,” it remains clear that location sharing is here to stay.\n<\/p>\n
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