Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. It may have started out as a way for friends to keep up with one another, but over the years, Facebook has become increasingly ...

If you're a big fan of this year's Lollapalooza lineup, but find yourself sitting at home instead of standing around in a hot, Chicago summer for a few days straight, worry not. First off, you can ...

Facebook has started testing a new feature on the News Feed which provides users with recommendations. The function could rival the likes of Foursquare and Yelp, but is only limited to a pilot in New ...

Facebook is testing a new service that pops place-based information right into users’ News Feed. Starting in and around New York City, “Place tips” seeks to serve up “fun, useful and relevant info ...

If you've ever stopped in the middle of a busy sidewalk in a new city (watch out for speeding strollers) and wondered where the heck you were or which restaurant was a good place to stop and grab a ...

Facebook has rolled out a new mobile feature that allows users to view recommendations about the places where they are from friends who have already been there. Taking one more step closer to ...

Foursquare transformed itself last year into a hyper-local concierge always running in the background of your phone—and your life. Now Facebook is taking a cue from the recommendation app with a new ...

You might find yourself browsing more than the shelves at your local store, if Facebook knows you’re there. It’s expanding a location-aware program that will let businesses pop information into the ...

An update to Facebook's Place Tips feature now offers free beacons to retailers and businesses that use its service. Place Tips initially rolled out back in January, arriving as a way for businesses ...

Facebook Place Tips has launched national with new Facebook beacons now being provided to retailers and businesses for free to help connect with customers while they visit. The Facebook beacons have ...

Facebook knows that being able to target users with information about exactly where they are can be extremely lucrative. Today, it invaded the territory occupied by Yelp and Foursquare, launching a ...

Six months after its initial trial run, Facebook's Place Tips program is finally expanding nationwide. Place Tips employs Bluetooth beacons to push FB posts and photos about a business to shoppers' ...