DON'T PANIC! Facebook Places And Deals Live On

We've seen loads of confusion over Facebook's latest changes to places and deals. Allow us to set the record straight: Neither is completely disappearing.

In addition to the standard user complaints following any change to the site, we’ve seen loads of confusion over Facebook’s latest changes to places and deals. Allow us to set the record straight: Neither is completely disappearing!

The changes to the news feed, privacy settings and the new location tagging represent an expansion of locale-focused features, at the same time that Facebook is de-emphasizing the mobile check-in. But somehow users of the site and many members of the media have the idea that the social network is killing off places.

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