- Facebook acquires travel service Gowalla to help improve Timeline feature Facebook has reportedly acquired Gowalla, a travel check-in service used to share and discover interesting places, for an undisclosed sum, according to a CNNMoney report published early this morning.
- Broadcast media check-in service IntoNow acquired by Yahoo! Only twelve weeks after launch media check-in service IntoNow has been acquired by Yahoo! for a speculated $30 million dollars. The service exists as an iPhone application that provides real-time social experiences around broadcast media programming.
- Facebook Places launches in Ireland After what has seemed like an never-ending wait, Facebook Places has finally launched in Ireland. The service was quietly launched yesterday evening to the delight of most Irish Facebook users.
- Facebook Places Deals launches in UK and parts of Europe At a company event in London this morning, Facebook has announced the launch of Places Deals, a service that allows people to check-in to business locations using their smartphone in order to avail of special offers, in the UK and parts of western Europe.
- Is Facebook Places about to launch in Ireland? Rumours have been circulating around Twitter in the last few days speculating that Facebook Places is about to launch in Ireland. While The Sociable can confirm that Places is not live in Ireland yet, we do expect this to happen in the very near future.