Facebook Places vs Openfire
A side-by-side look at Facebook Places and Openfire. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Facebook Places
Social & Communications
Facebook Places is a location-based service that allows Facebook users to check in to places and share their location. It integrates with Facebook's news feed so users can see when their friends check in nearby.
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Openfire
Social & Communications
Openfire is an open source instant messaging and chat server. It uses the XMPP protocol and can be configured to work with many chat clients such as Spark, Pidgin, and Web clients. It is written in Java and has features like group chat, messaging archive, and plugins.
xmppchat-serveropen-sourcejava
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