Facebook includes nearby places in its official application
The largest social network continues to evolve step by step. This time it was the turn of the section Near you or Nearby, where now neighboring places to our location to make it easier for us to find establishments and places of interest to visit from the application Facebook Something like a Foursquare proper for this social network although not as complete, but of interest both for users who do not know which stores are nearby, and for the establishments themselves , which have a massiveplatform where they can advertise.
This is a menu review Near you A question that didn't even need to ask an update to take place. Previously, in this section of the social network we only found the contacts who had indicated their position. In this way we could know where they were and how far away, in addition to knowing their last connection timeSomething that allowed us to follow the movement of our closest friends. But this aspect has evolved.
Since a few hours ago, this section has been updated automatically, also including places Thus, although we continue to find the location information of our contacts, we can click on the button in the upper right corner and access the exclusive section of placesThis shows a portion of the map with our position and a list of nearby establishments, where we can see the distance and name of the street you are on. This makes it much more convenient to know what shops and places around us. But there's more
And these listings are influenced by Likes and I'm here of our contacts from Facebook, although we always have the option to search for what we want in the top bar. Once found, all you have to do is click on that place to find out its details: telephone number, valuation, specific location thanks to a map and the possibility of checking in or registering our passage By himself. As long as the venue is registered at FacebookIn addition, it is possible to share these places to let our contacts know that we have been there, and our impressions about that place.
Definitely a fairly basic feature compared to Foursquare , but that can attract the attention of many users and, above all businesses who want to be present on Facebook And the fact is that Mark Zuckerberg's social network already has 600 million monthly users only in the applications for smartphones Without a doubt, a great showcase and another way to get income through location functions that have become so famous thanks to current technology .
In short, an improvement that doesn't add anything new to the world of applications, but it does to this one multitudinous social network, which continues to grow constantly, both in terms of users and functions Best of all, you don't need to do a thing at all to get the tab redesign Near You This is a update automatic that began to be applied yesterday, so little by little it will reach all users, both devicesAndroid as iOS
