Facebook Launches Events Discovery To Help iOS Users Find Nearby Events
The new mobile feature, available for people in 10 major US cities, is the leading edge of Facebook's effort to improve the Events product.
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The new mobile feature, available for people in 10 major US cities, is the leading edge of Facebook's effort to improve the Events product.
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Martin Beck | Aug 28, 2014 at 6:48 pm ET