Check-in facility in Facebook had been able to use since a few months ago, but the release for public users (global scale) is still gradual. For Indonesian users, check in at a particular location via Facebook Places at least can be enjoyed for BlackBerry users, while for iPhone users – despite the places icon already exist – it could only be used widely around last week. At least that’s what happened to me and some friends when we tried the check-in facility on Facebook.

Just like any other check-in facilities, Facebook Places provides facilities for users to view locations around them (by GPS), do check in, and then tag the friends who are in one location. Users can also view a list of location updates from their friends and if the location is unavailable, users can add the locations.

The question is will the Indonesian Facebook users adapt massively? Will there be a location-based promotions appear through Facebook, and how is the opportunity of location-based promotional for local businesses?

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