If you use Facebook to "check in" to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expect to see rewards and discounts from companies looking to drum up business.

If you use Facebook to "check in" to your favorite restaurants or shops, you can now expect to see rewards and discounts from companies looking to drum up business and lure in loyal customers.

Facebook announced a new Places product Wednesday evening that will let users check-in from a mobile device, see who is around them, let friends or the public know where they are, and find ...

On Monday, supporters of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline began a viral campaign enticing people to “check in” to the reservation on Facebook as a ...

In the Latitude check-ins for iPhone announcement, Google also snuck in the news that Google Places is now in 30 languages. Again, all a part of the big push into local and deals.

Restaurants, hotels, retailers, and public locations will be able to get Wi-Fi equipment from Cisco and a check-in experience from Facebook.