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've ever found yourself in a new restaurant or a trendy tourist spot, you might've looked up Yelp or Foursquare — or, heaven forbid, used Google — on your phone to find out where the best view ...

Starting today, iPhone users may automatically see place tips at the top of their News Feed while out and about. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an experienced team of ...

The social network is testing a mobile-app feature that serves up information about wherever you happen to be. For now, it's iPhone-only. Donna Tam covers Amazon and other fun stuff for CNET News. She ...

Facebook is in the middle of an ongoing battle to make sure it always surfaces useful, relevant content in your News Feed — which is what makes a new feature the company is piloting a bit of a risk.

Facebook just unveiled a new feature called "Place Tips," and it's aimed directly at location-based recommendation apps like Yelp. The premise behind Place Tips is fairly simple: When you're near a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...