Facebook has a new application coming out where you can share with family and friends your location. if you are concerned about privacy issues, they are most likely setting it up as a opt-in basis.
This feature can be very beneficial to marketers and businesses mentioned in the location-based updates. McDonald's is already in the process of being involved in this location updates by allowing their facebook app to let users tell people they were at mcDonalds while giving the company the opportunity to feature one of its products in the post.
This application is still being worked on and is not available yet.
I think this application is interesting for users because they can share to others where they are as well as advertise businesses depending on their location. I think this will catch on and become popular. This is an ideal application for marketers.
Work Cited:
Whitney, Lance. "Facebook to Let Users Share Their Locations." Cnnet News. 10 May 2010. Web
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I believe these applications are going too far in prying into people's business. I understand it is an opt-in program, however I really could care less if you're at McDonalds. Of course it's beneficial to marketers - anyway to get their name on something. However I would not take part in this.
ReplyDeleteIt's kind of like FourSquare - where you can post where you are at what time, and depending how often you're there compared to others, you can become Mayor, etc. of that selected place.
Whatever happened to the days where facebook was simple? A site for college students to interact without all of these ridiculous apps. As if McDonalds, one of the most popular fast food chains in history needs another way of advertising their products.
ReplyDeleteI dont see the relevance of knowing someone's location. Maybe they should rethink this new app and keep it more simple.
I agree with Rachel above. Twitter apps such as UberTwitter already have your location attached to your tweets wherever you go. Luckily I was able to remove it before I got any creepy stalkers. But they are going way to far, and getting in the way of our privacy. I don't really see the point in sharing your location. What good can it really do? If you want someone to know where you are then write it on their wall or in a message, not broadcast it for the entire 300 million population to see. This can only cause harm, I believe, because now there are middle schoolers and early high school kids with Facebook who are going to use this to their advantage and possibly get themselves in trouble.
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