The
social networking website "Facebook" is testing a new Wi-Fi hot spot service for
local businesses that grants users free Internet access if they do a
Facebook check-in.
Businesses would provide the access via a
Facebook router that directs customers to its Facebook page once users
check in, the 'Discovery News' reported.
"We are currently running
a small test with a few local businesses of a Wi-Fi router that is
designed to offer a quick and easy way to access free Wi-Fi after
checking in on Facebook," the company confirmed to Inside Facebook.
"When you access Facebook Wi-Fi by checking in, you are directed to your local business's Facebook Page," it said.
Developer
Tom Waddington is credited with discovering the test when he found a
new entry called "social wifi" in the "Like sources" section of the
Insights API.
While businesses would still provide the Internet
access, Facebook would provide a router. Page owners would be able to
monitor how many new 'Likes' the page received from those who used the
Wi-Fi service.
Visitors who don't want to jump through the
Facebook hoop could still access the network via a password from the
business, the report said.
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