Questions... so a lot of my facebook friends make these posts when they "check in" cretin places like restaurants and other random places.... what is that and how do they do it?
Be careful when using this app though! It's been used by others in bad ways- to see when people are not at their apartment to rob them, or worse.
I'm not being paranoid, just safe. There's a lot of good reasons not to broadcast where you are and where you aren't to the online community. Just think carefully about what information you want to share with anyone and everyone.
the facebook app for android has a 'places' option so you can check in. but be sure your privacy settings are in places so only people you trust to see your 'check ins' are allowed to see them.
^^^^I don't either. No matter how excited I get about going on vacation, I never announce on my FB statuses, etc., that I am "going to NYC tomorrow" or "3 sleeps 'til Toronto!" Although I only have friends on FB, you never know who might see a friend's open newsfeed and discover that I am not at home. After I get back, I post pics and casual friends say, "I didn't even know you were going anywhere!"