Increase app appeal by integrating Facebook check-ins in web apps with just 60 lines of code

Menlo Park, CA, September 3, 2010 - CloudMade, the location services company, has today demonstrated with code examples, how easy it is to integrate Facebook Places check-ins on a CloudMade map, and invites developers to use the code as a base to innovate with location based social media to drive up their app usage.

 Facebook Places, a new check-in service that allows Facebook users to discover moments when they and their friends are at the same place at the same time, can now be quickly integrated into any type of web app using CloudMade's Web Maps API.

 With just 60 lines of code developers can now use Facebook to add an exciting social media element to their web sites. The code could be implemented in a number of different ways: for example, in a bar or restaurant finder web site to immediately see where your friends are and be able to quickly navigate to them using a map. Other examples might include web sites where you want to include a travel diary element to promote interesting places to visit by inviting your friends to check-in when they wish to recommend a particular place such as a hotel, city or even golf course.

 "We've released this code to show developers how easy it is to get social media with location working on their web sites," said Nick Black, Head of Products and co-founder of CloudMade. "By integrating Facebook Places with their web apps, developers can now tap into the largest social network on the planet, and bring that excitement into their apps to dramatically increase usage."

 Developer wishing to view the sample code should visit: http://bit.ly/9S7mRE