Meanings of location-based service in English

Facebook announced yesterday its much-anticipated location-based service, Places.

Ryan Snyder: We think of Shizzow as much more of a social service than a location-based service.

Any location-based service will instill some trepidation in users who see it as a stalker's best friend.

Yahoo's Fire Eagle team has released a new app, Friends on Fire, which marries the location-based service to Facebook's social network.

However, when the bubble pops I think Foursquare will be on the winning side when it comes to the one location-based service left.

After dealing with angry and frustrated users for months this year, Facebook is jumping back into already-tumultuous privacy waters with its new location-based service.