A number of the large ad networks have been reaching out to developers to let them know that they essentially have no idea what’s going on. Facebook has taken the latest actions without giving developers any form of early notification and many ad networks feel left in the dark. Those developers that have ad supported business models (the majority of Facebook developers) feel as though their businesses are in jeopardy. The rationale is that if they can’t trust what were previously reliable ad networks, who can they trust?
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Trimble Outdoors, a GPS tracking and mapping site that lets you share your outdoor trips, has just launched its Facebook application. With this app, you can connect your Trimble account with your Facebook account in order to share trips on Facebook with friends.

After adding the application on Facebook, you’ll need to create a Trimble account if you don’t already have one. From there, you can port content from the Trimble site into Facebook, where the content will be shared within the application and across your newsfeeds. This shared content can consist of photos, GPS-based information, maps and more.
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