Facebook experiments with free Wi-Fi, for a price

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Facebook says its experimenting with a few local businesses to “offer a quick and easy way to access free Wi-Fi after checking in on Facebook.”

Rocky Agrawal, a consultant at reDesign mobile, suspects there’s more to this than good will. “It’s a good way for Facebook to know where you’re at, they can deliver all sorts of new offers,” Agrawal says. Companies are banking on location based advertising to bring in big money for mobile, but there are a lot of hurdles to clear before companies like Facebook can target your location precisely.


Facebook experiments with free Wi-Fi, for a price