06 Jan 2012
If you work for a company that has dozens or even hundreds of locations, it’s been a nightmare to figure out how to best use Facebook places to your advantage. Sure you want to try some check-in deals, but you have no idea how to claim/admin/manage all of the individual locations.
17 Sep 2010
I have had many a conversation on Foursquare etiquette. I think Foursquare in a Facebook or Twitter stream can be a real nuisance, much like Facebook linked to Twitter, etc.. The three mediums are often used for different types of information, and I’m not interested in seeing a lot of overlap.
When Facebook Places launched, I was very cautious about using it. I feared backlash for a constant stream of useless check-ins. With Foursquare, there is incentive for me to check in at each new location, because I can get tips and deals. That kind of a check in is why Foursquare exists. Facebook exists for a wide variety of socialization, from content sharing to rants to extended comment strings. If you add into the mix that I am, say, at 7-11, lunch, dinner, or the gym, I’m just flooding my newsfeed with content that doesn’t produce much of a conversation,…
19 Aug 2010
The time has come for the oft-discussed Facebook Places to finally launch. One of the biggest topics of discussion around Facebook Places is how this will affect user privacy – especially due to some of the huge privacy issues in the past that Facebook has had to deal with. The Facebook Places functionality just became available to many of us here at Room 214 and we have already noticed some interesting privacy issues that you should definitely take note of.
When I checked in to Room 214, I was not listed in the “Person/People Here Now” area at the top of our new Room 214 Places listing. However, a few of my colleagues did show up here:
Turns out, some users’ default privacy settings allows this information to be displayed by default, while some others (like myself) do not. If you go to your privacy settings (Account > Privacy Settings > Customize…
runquatro:
Rex hanging with mom. http://t.co/os6PTXqA
BrandonSings:
Just posted a photo http://t.co/B5T7dWID
JamesOClark:
Snow day lunch with Room 214 team that showed up for work. (@ Tangerine w/ @runquatro) http://t.co/rM1cZjhB
MattAt214:
CTC: Top 5 of the Best Facebook and Sweepstakes Applications http://t.co/AoYGYaxO
LibbyMyers44:
Ever considered running a #contest or #sweepstakes on #facebook? Here are #topfive tools: http://t.co/CEU7ks0W
ElyseHeslin:
I think it's safe to say @ericschelin and I are snowed in. http://t.co/xakhaWQI
Room_214:
New CTC Post: Top 5 of the Best Facebook and Sweepstakes Applications http://t.co/fQIkFAXy #socialmedia
peterahall:
@JayHulls23 Well at least you can all agree that Illinois sucks
jo_rogel:
RT @DenverChannel: @jo_rogel yes, we think snowpocalypse and snowmaggedon are banned from air, but still bantered inside TV stations.
JasonCormier:
"If you think Google won't integrate Google+ into Android, you're kidding yourself," ~ @urbanairship re: FB Mobile Threat cnet.co/zHyxsP