# Twitter launching Twitter button, Facebook introducing Places

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/08/11/twitter-launching-twitter-button-facebook-introducing-places/
- Published: 2010-08-11T11:20:31+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

There are two new options of those major social media tools that we are waiting 
for this week – Twitter Button and Facebook Places. I believe we have got used to
the Facebook iLike button now, so the Twitter Button is easy to understand too, 
however with its option of showing stats of re-tweeted links on the site it becomes
and interesting tool for measurement of our online activities. According to [Mashable](http://mashable.com/2010/08/10/twitter-official-share-buttons)(
where you can find more about the new Twitter functionality) this feature will be
released tomorrow. Facebook in the meantime prepares for the launch of Foursquare
competitor – Facebook Places. It’s aimed to be a geo-location service with features
allowing check-ins, gaming and local tips (sounds familiar, doesn’t it?). We might
see the launch [today](http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebooks_places_feature_about_to_launch.php),
but it is predicted to be in a form, which might need some improvements, so be patient
with it!

I would love to hear your thoughts on those two new tools!

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