NEW YORK -- Facebook users in the U.S. will soon be able to see which of their friends are in close proximity using a new feature the company is launching on Thursday. Called "Nearby Friends," the ...

Facebook offered a hint to its future plans for location-based services with the launch of its "Find Friends Nearby" feature this month, only to immediately pull the service. Wired noticed that the ...

After some controversy, Facebook finally released its "Nearby Friends" feature so users know when Facebook friends are physically near them. "If you turn on Nearby Friends, you’ll occasionally be ...

Facebook is taking another crack at providing a way to help us meet up with friends offline. Having seen its “Facebook Nearby Friends” feature fail to gain much traction, the social media giant is now ...