Facebook Add 'Features Location', Foursquare Threatened

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook and Gowalla Foursquare threatening, with the added 'feature sites' in the new service. Even doing, this location-based features will do it in the next few months.

"We are working on location and integration of product features, which we will be launching in the coming months, and we will share more information if needed," explained spokesman Larry Yu Facebook, as quoted by the Telegraph, Thursday (12/8/2010 ).

So far, Facebook has not yet started any geo-location tool, though it seemed a logical next step. However, when it launched a new feature then it would constitute a major threat to social network-based location, such as the Foursquare and Gowalla, who are just starting to take off.

Indeed Foursquare similar services, the middle to get the threat from big players like Facebook and Twitter, because they plan to add features to attract the user's location even more.

However, Dennis Crowley, founder of the Foursquare remain relaxed when the key features of its services will be adopted in other sites, and that would threaten their existence.

"People start playing in more locations, equipment Foursquare unique because people use it for different reasons They use it to play games. Found the offer, tell your friends where they are and finding new places," said Dennis.

"Meanwhile, on Twitter, people tell each other their other thoughts, while building on our Foursquare incentives and get the 'gift' to encourage people to try new places," he said.

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