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title: "TechCrunch: Facebook Relaunches Event App as Facebook Local"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f7fef5c5-4e11-41a8-9256-aeb32a354aa6
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-relaunches-event-app-as-facebook-local-2704808
category: "Technology"
topics: ["Technology"]
published: 2017-11-10T18:13:40.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:17.320Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/7b3e263cfdc2d38db6e928e1ade7dd697869.jpg
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# TechCrunch: Facebook Relaunches Event App as Facebook Local

**TL;DR:** Facebook has rebranded its standalone Events app as Facebook Local to help users discover nearby restaurants, attractions, and bars. The launch will be available on iOS and Android in the U.S.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-11-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-relaunches-event-app-as-facebook-local-2704808).*

## Story

Facebook’s latest move doesn’t look good for services like Yelp. According to a recent TechCrunch article, Facebook has rebranded its standalone Events app as “Facebook Local” to help users discover more than events—bars, restaurants and nearby attractions too. The launch will be available today on iOS and Android in the U.S.

Using Facebook’s local business data, photos and review from users, the Facebook Local app could compete with Yelp and Foursquare, giving users an even easier way to make plans with friends. Seeing nearby restaurants, attractions, drinks and where your friends go can help you pick the next bar to go to and find one with a band or new menu item you want to try.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Facebook (company)
- Yelp (company)
- local discovery (topic)
- app relaunch (topic)
- competition with yelp (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/techcrunch-facebook-relaunches-event-app-as-facebook-local-2704808). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f7fef5c5-4e11-41a8-9256-aeb32a354aa6).