Facebook Messenger's New Location Features

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Published on June 5, 2015 5:05:49 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpX0zsVAMWw

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Facebook is removing the confusing, slightly creepy always-on location sharing feature in Messenger for a more explicit, one-time way to share where you are or will be. Location will no longer be a “second class citizen”, Messenger Head Of Product Stan Chudnovsky tells me. Instead, Messenger has big plans for GPS features, saying “What we’re launching is the foundation of everything that’s coming.” Read full article: http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/04/foursquessenger/#.lqdvll:ncVh

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