Will You Give Your Data To Facebook For 50% Off On Coffee?
Submitted by Katonda News Network on November 3, 2010 - 21:45
Facebook has started rolling out business-centric features which will ensure a revenue stream for the company which is yet to go public. Facebook's 'Deal' is a promising and disturbing feature which on one hand keeps mobile users updated with the 'deal' available at the nearby businesses. On the other hand, it keeps and eye on your location sharing it with its partners.
Facebook is taking advantage of its Places, launched recently to monitor the location of a user and show Deals around that place.Facebook's Jon Fougner writes on the company blog, "Starting today, local businesses will be able to offer you deals when you check in to their place on Facebook. Deals will be rolling out over the next few days and will only be available in the United States at this time."
Finding deals near you is easy, claims Jon. All you have to do is go to touch.facebook.com' or the latest version of Facebook for iPhone, and touch 'Places' and then touch 'Check In'. A yellow icon next to the nearby place will indicate if the place has some deals. If you are interested in the deal, you can check in and claim it by showing your phone to the cashier.
"You'll see a few different types of Deals: individual deals for a discount, free merchandise or other reward; friend deals where you and your friends claim an offer together; loyalty deals for being a frequent visitor to a place; and charity deals where businesses pledge to donate to a cause when you check in," writes Jon
The 'Deal' offer is lucrative enough to encourage more users to use Places, which was otherwise heavily criticized by the media and privacy advocates. Facebook may be planning more such features but Places is in the center of it.
Will you be willing to 'sell' info about your wereabout just for 50% off a cup of coffee? Katonda News
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