Tag: facebook places

  • How To Use Google Maps For Facebook Places

    Have you been Facebook places religiously, then you probably also hate that Facebook.com uses Bing Maps to show you the check-in(s). This article tells you how to configure your browser to show Google Maps instead of Bing Maps. If you still don’t know what I mean, then check how boring a check-in to the Statue…

  • Facebook Places Now Works in India

    For those already not using a hack to get Facebook Places to work in India or other un-supporting countries, Facebook today silently rolled-out "Places" check-ins in India. This feature was actually available to me since like a week and more users are discovering this now which could mean a phased rollout by Facebook.

  • Use Facebook places in India

    If you hate Facebook for not launching “Places” in India and other countries (except US, UK, Japan), then join the club. Although this article primarily explains its usage on iPhone(s), the same approach should work when Facebook releases Places for other mobile platforms such as Android, Blackberry – Your VPN Configuration would change. So, You…

  • Wish list for the Google ‘new’ Social network

    As you know that Google needs (read – wants to) get a comeback to its original domination in the ‘Social Network’ industry. Google CEO Eric Schmidt  hinted that it may not be a complete social network, but there will be a “social layer” in its existing services (probably better integration). Why we believe Google can…

  • Facebook’s iPhone app updated with Places

    Facebook totally wants to get in the location game with Places. Facebook Places is a Foursquare like feature in which you can check in a place on Facebook if you are physically present at that place. For example, if you are in your neighborhood comic book store, you can check in to it on Facebook…