States Chronicle - Latest Breaking World News

Friday, January 15, 2021
Log in
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
  • Investor Relations
  • Privacy
  • Terms of Use
  • Latest News
    • Right Colors for your Skin Tone
    • MOST ACTIVE NASDAQ After-Hours
    • iPhone 5C Release Date
    • Samsung Galaxy S5 Release Date
    • The History of the Atkins Diet

“Place Tips” From Facebook Offers Location-Based Recommendations

February 1, 2015 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Email, RSS Follow

“Place Tips” From Facebook Offers Location-Based Recommendations

Information about shops and landmarks will be available for Facebook users if the new service they are testing at the moment, that will be using localisation details that are called “beacons”.

iOS users are the lucky ones to be using them as soon as possible. “Place Tips” from Facebook offers location-based recommendations. As long as the users is there and tags himself in a particular place, details and specifics about that place will be given to him through this app. In addition, photos of friends and posts about the place will appear instantly. Engadged notes that

“You’ll know Place Tips is working if you see a “tip” notification for the place that you’re at when you launch Facebook. Tap it, and it’ll show a series of cards about the place. Not only will you see the aforementioned posts and photos from your friends, but you’ll also see basic info about the business. That info includes details like its operating hours, posts from its Facebook Page if it has one, popular menu items and upcoming events. Facebook was careful to note that tapping on these tips won’t post anything to your news feed or show anyone where you are.”

The feature is optional, so it can be disabled and enabled whenever the user wants to. Also, Facebook will require the user the permission to access his location and personal information, so the necessity of a Wi-Fi and GPS is mandatory.

“Beacons” will be used only in particular cases, but when the users are located in large areas such as the Times Square. Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge, the Statue of Liberty, Wi-Fi and GPS will take charge of the localization.

The information given to users will appear in their news feed, on their smartphone Facebook app. At present, the service is free, but in the future, the company says that it might add some ads that are completely relevant. Facebook seeks for the perfect blending between content and marketing, so that the advertisements wouldn’t be so obvious in the eye of users. Chief Operation Office Sheryl Sandberg has talked on Wednesday about all these aspects with the investors of the project.

Apart from the Wi-Fi and GPS, the Beacons use Bluetooth signal that is being transmitted in a range of 500 feet and it makes rigorous specifications about the place and the movement of the user. For example, an application created by Apple, named iBeacons, identifies the aisle where someone is being located right at that moment.

Image Source: Pinter Activ

 

Email, RSS Follow

Filed Under: Technology

About Jack M. Robinson

Jack enjoys keeping abreast of everything connected to economic indicators. A School of Journalism, Michigan State University graduate, he loves covering monetary policy and company financials and has a particular interest in writing about the latest gadgets.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 30 other subscribers

Doom and MiniDoom 2

Volunteer-Based Mexican Studio Releases Sidescrolling Doom Clone

March 12, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Chinese Mom and locked iPhone.

Toddler Locks Chinese Mom Out of Phone for Half a Century

March 9, 2018 By James Faulkner Leave a Comment

Alexa laughing

Amazon Alexa Laughing out of the Blue Puzzles Engineers

March 8, 2018 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Flippy and the Burgers

Meet Flippy, World’s First Fast-Food Robotic Chef

March 6, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

System Shock

System Shock Remastered Delayed, Nightdive Studios CEO Announces

February 19, 2018 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Sea of Thieves.

Sea of Thieves Optimized for Low-End PCs

February 14, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Sony and VR

Sony Touts New Generation of VR Controllers

January 31, 2018 By Deborah Cobing Leave a Comment

YouTube

YouTube Stiffens Its Monetization Policy to Discourage Spammers and Bad Actors

January 18, 2018 By Georgia Dawson Leave a Comment

Google Art Doppelganger

Google App Can Now Show Your Art Doppelganger

January 15, 2018 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

YouTube mobile app logo on a smartphone

YouTube Now Enables Vertical Videos on iOS

December 24, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S2 with a shattered screen

Cracked Smartphone Screens Are a Thing of the Past – Self-Healing Polymer Gets Fixed Just by Pressing It

December 20, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Bing logo on a white background

Bing Improves Its Search Results with the Help of AI and Reddit Integration

December 16, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

White hashtag on a blue background

Follow Your Interests on Instagram by Directly Following Hashtags

December 14, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on a leather seat

Samsung Galaxy Smartphones Make More People Happier as Compared to iPhones

December 13, 2017 By Janet Vasquez Leave a Comment

Related Articles

  • Doom and MiniDoom 2

    Volunteer-Based Mexican Studio Releases Sidescrolling Doom Clone

    Mar 12, 2018
  • Chinese Mom and locked iPhone.

    Toddler Locks Chinese Mom Out of Phone for Half a Century

    Mar 9, 2018
  • Alexa laughing

    Amazon Alexa Laughing out of the Blue Puzzles Engineers

    Mar 8, 2018
  • Flippy and the Burgers

    Meet Flippy, World’s First Fast-Food Robotic Chef

    Mar 6, 2018
  • System Shock

    System Shock Remastered Delayed, Nightdive Studios CEO Announces

    Feb 19, 2018
  • Sea of Thieves.

    Sea of Thieves Optimized for Low-End PCs

    Feb 14, 2018
  • Sony and VR

    Sony Touts New Generation of VR Controllers

    Jan 31, 2018
  • YouTube

    YouTube Stiffens Its Monetization Policy to Discourage Spammers and Bad Actors

    Jan 18, 2018
  • Google Art Doppelganger

    Google App Can Now Show Your Art Doppelganger

    Jan 15, 2018
  • YouTube mobile app logo on a smartphone

    YouTube Now Enables Vertical Videos on iOS

    Dec 24, 2017

Categories

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Lifestyle
  • Markets
  • National News
  • Nature
  • News
  • Politics
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Uncategorized
  • World

Copyright © 2021 statechronicle.com

About · Privacy Policy · Terms of Use · Contact

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more.