Places is a Facebook mobile application that allows you to see where your friends are and share your physical location. You can check in to nearby Places to tell your friends where you are, tag your friends in the Places you visit, and view comments your friends have made about the Places you visit. Use Places to experience Facebook in a completely new way by connecting with your friends in the real world.

A Place page shows you a map of where the Place is located, a list of friends who are currently checked in at the Place (if any), and a Friend Activity stream of other friends who have visited the Place in the past. The Place page will contain additional relevant information about the Place if it's available. You can post a story about the Place page to your profile (timeline) by clicking the "Share" button on the bottom left of the page.

Please note that Place pages are not the same as Facebook Pages or Community Pages. Place pages are not added to your profile (timeline) when you check in, but rather, only if you choose to "Like" them.

At this time, the Places application is available to people in select countries with mobile access to Facebook (either through m.facebook.com or the Facebook application for iPhone, Android, or Blackberry v1.9). Places will be rolled out more broadly and to other mobile devices and the web in the future.

Please make sure that you are using the most up-to-date software version for your iPhone, Android, or mobile device or the Places application may not function properly. Alternatively, you can access the Places application through your device’s web browser by following these steps:

1. Point your browser to http://touch.facebook.com.
2. Tap the Places tab.
3. When you are prompted to share your location, tap "Share Location."

If you are still experiencing problems, please note that you may not yet be able to use the Places application because it is a new feature that is being gradually rolled out. In the meantime, you can check The Facebook Blog for updates on product launches and other Facebook-related stories.

Having a place on Facebook creates more ways for you to promote and grow your business on Facebook. By giving your potential customers the ability to check in at your business, you give them the power to tell their friends about it.

Yes.

To update the address of your Place:

1. Click Edit Page in the upper-right corner of your Place.
2. Select Basic Information from the left sidebar.
3. Update your address in the Address field. You can also drag the pin on the map to adjust its exact location.

For Pages with the new timeline design:

1. Open your Page's admin panel.
2. Click Manage .
3. Select Edit Page.
4. Select Basic Information from the left sidebar.
5. Update your address in the Address field. You can also drag the pin on the map to adjust its exact location.

Please note that it may take up to a few hours for edits to be visible on your Place.

Once you claim your place, you’ll be able to advertise it just as you advertise your Facebook Page. To advertise your place, click "I want to advertise something I have on Facebook" in the ad creation flow and choose your place from the dropdown menu.

1. Search for your business name via the Facebook Search bar.
   • If a place for your business already exists, click on it.
   • If a place for your business does not yet exist, you’ll need to visit the business's physical location with your mobile phone and create a place for it.
2. Once you find your business's place, click Is this your business? at the bottom left. For places with the new timeline design, find this link in the menu in the upper-right corner.
3. You'll be directed to a claiming flow where we'll ask you to verify that you're the a verified representative through a phone verification process, or you may be asked for document verification.

If your claim is confirmed, you'll be able to admin your business's place on Facebook.

If you're the admin of a page with the same name as the place you would like to claim, please add an address to your page. Filling in the correct address to your page may expedite the claim process.

You can add an address by clicking Edit Page in the top right when viewing your page, and filling in the addresses section on the Basic Information tab.

By claiming your place you can manage your place’s address, contact information, business hours, profile picture, admins and other settings.

Facebook places is still in development and does not yet include all business locations. If you cannot find your business by searching for it on Facebook, you can create a Facebook Place for it, and then claim it for your business.

No, this is not currently possible.