Reuters reports that the newly announced Facebook Places “will excite some users, cause new privacy concerns and make for a really bad day for the folks at Foursquare Labs.” Continue reading for the official intro video.

Facebook can also easily add functionality that equals what is available from companies like Foursquare, and that would inevitably lead to commercial tie-ins and more revenue for Facebook.

[via Reuters]

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