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Babar Khan Javed
Nov 13, 2017

Facebook takes on Yelp and Foursquare with Local

Users can find a running list of events happening nearby, a map-based search engine and a calendar.

As an integral tool for event planning, it was only a matter of time before Facebook sought to monetize on its advantage.

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