Facebook ends 'Places' feature

They're just changing it so location information becomes integrated into all the other types of posts rather than being it's own thing.

Makes sense, the old way felt like they were trying to graft foursquare onto facebook.

It takes guts to end an ailing feature. Even with the feature struggling, it probably had more monthly active users than what success at a startup looks like to most of us.

On the scale of facebook, it was clear that they weren't getting the traction that foursquare has. It always felt like a me-too feature. I doubt that this is the last location play that facebook will make. Im looking forward to what's next.

I don't think most people got it. They'd tag themselves as at "Home", "In bed", "At Paul's house :)", etc.

Ah that sucks for the business downtown I saw had a big, new check in with Facebook Places sign made. It was well done too. Ha.