Well, it’s been a few days since Facebook has rolled out ‘Facebook Places‘ and I think we all had some time to play with it. Here are just a few of my thoughts and keep in mind it’s really not a definitive or highly researched opinion. Just shootin’ from the hip here!
I agree with this by –> @equalman
Facebook Places ‘boring’ says @Foursquare chief Dennis Crowley http://bit.ly/awcYb5
It’s boring. There’s just not much to it. I haven’t even looked to see what their plans are for future use but so far it’s very very basic. In some ways though, the simplicity may be a big factor (You just check in. That’s it. Boom.).
I’ve tried almost every ‘check-in’ service on the iPhone and the only one that has really stuck with me has been Foursquare. I like the interface, the idea, and the culture of Foursquare.
The only way I see myself using Facebook Places is to check myself and others in to locations if I know they don’t have a Foursquare (or other) account. I don’t know… I’m still figuring it out.
I also think it’s worth noting that as soon as ‘Places’ was rolled out, all I saw on Twitter were tweets and retweets explaining how to disable and/or block ‘Places.’
But in the idea of Foursquare vs. Facebook Places, this tweet does shed an interesting statistic:
Foursquare with just over 2 million users has a tough task against Facebook’s 500 million @dens
Questions for you:
- Do you use any check-in service? If so, which one/s? If not, why not?
- How are you using Foursquare Places?