The feature, dubbed Places, was launched today for Singapore-based users of the social networking website. Mobile phone users can access Places via Facebook's mobile website (http://touch.facebook.com). It is also available through Facebook's mobile applications for smartphone platforms like the BlackBerry, Apple's iOS (iPhone or iPod touch) or Android-based devices.
Places allows sophisticated smartphones that are enabled with GPS to list nearby locations where a user can "check-in", using Facebook's mobile application - similar to online location-based services like Foursquare or Gowalla.
Users can also locate where the rest of their friends are, if they have checked-in, and toggle privacy settings so they can choose whether to allow their friends to tag them at a location.
Retailers can also offer discounts or rewards to users that have checked-in at specific locations.
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