Google, Twitter Execs: 'Facebook Places' Mainstreams Check-Ins
Foursquare might be quaking in its boots following the launch yesterday of Facebook Places, but executives from Google and Twitter speaking at today’s 140 Characters Conference in San Francisco said the new service signals the “mainstreaming” of “check-in” behavior—and that’s a good thing.
“Check-in is becoming more and more of a core action,” said Othman Laraki, Twitter’s director for geo-location and search features. “People tweet to broadcast information. People update their status or post photos. People [do] a search on Google.
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