Facebook once again rescues its places tool
technology never sleeps, and in a market as competitive as social networks , even less. That's why Facebook continues to investigate new ways to reach its users and offer them content of interest Something that they try again through the places, although with a more specific and interesting bet, beyond offering random information on places to visit or plans to do .As? Through the Place Tips function that they are already testing in New York, with which provide contentcontent related to where the user is currently located.
With Facebook Place Tips we seek to offer information of interest for the user wherever he is. To do this, it will display on its wall publicactions from friends who have passed through the same place, public information on establishments and businesses, and others curious facts that may come in handy for the user when visiting a specific point in the city, a place commercial or an interesting site. All this in a non-intrusive way, being able to also leave a reference to where you have been so that other users can also benefit from it.
Issues that do not prevent us from remembering Foursquare, the geolocation social network that allows you to collect all kinds of data and information about places of interest to get the most out of it, relying on ratings and reviews from other users. Something that seems to have copied Facebook for its new function, albeit with a slightly different format
According to the outlet The Verge, which has been able to get hold of a few screenshots of this new feature, Facebook Place Tips is displayed in the header of the wall without being an obstructive tool. By clicking on it it is possible to display the information of the place to find out more about it. Questions that arise from the profile page of the establishment or place, so it does not contribute anything really new or that belongs to something outside of this social network.The most curious thing is the other cards and information that are displayed. Things like photos that Facebook friends have posted in that same place, other publications related to the area, property reviews or even events that are going to take place there. All of it well organized and accompanied by photographs whenever possible.
That yes, Facebook ensures that the privacy of the user It continues to be one of its strengths, even through this function where it is possible to record where you are And the fact is that the social network respects privacy options to share this information only with friends of the social network, further delimiting this matter according to the configuration that the user has carried out in his account.Nor will it be possible to discover really new content about friends or places, because this new function collects posts already displayed on pages of the establishment or place, or on the wall of friends, to collect and present them in an orderly manner depending on location
Issues for which it is necessary to have the sensor GPS activated, as well as the connection WiFi And it is that in places as populated as New York, where this function has begun to be tested, it is difficult to univocally locate the user. It has also distributed beacons or sensors that link with specific place information in some establishments and places so that the information of location is accurate and the information shown in Place Tips is correctWe will have to wait to see if this feature convinces and ends up reaching other countries.
