How to search for friends by location?

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How to search for friends around me using Facebook API?

Using GraphAPI, I see you can request location of a specific friend, or search for friends by criteria. However, I couldn't find a way to search for friends in my area. I want to perform a search and get a results of friends who are in a radius of X meters from me. I know I can fetch each friend manually and check its location, but it seems a bit inefficient so I'm looking for a batch search, EDIT: I've found a similar question (and answer) using FQL: facebook fql query similar to friends checkins...

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Well, you partly answered yourself there... When you query about a user friend, you get his location...

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Only if that information is given in their profile.

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How do I search Twitter's users without being asked to authorise the app every single time I search?

There is a site called Mombo.com and in the top right hand corner itallows you to search for any Twitter user by keyword.  It then shows you a set of results.  Then once you select a user it shows you their profile  picture, their name, twitter handle...

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What app that requires authorization are you using to conduct the search? How are you searching Twitter...

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How will Foursquare compete with Facebook over time? As Facebook's search and mobile capabilities expand, isn't there high likelihood of direct product overlap?

Foursquare currently offers a (a) check-in service with a fairly simple gamified overlay offering status rewards (leaderboard, badges, mayorships) to users, (b) a newsfeed with updates on your friends' check-ins, and (c) an "explore" service...

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Would be nice to have a more in depth answer than just "we are better". Keep up the goood...

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Facebook Search Display?

Some of my friends have their facebooks set so when you search for their name it says their school or location underneath their name in the seach bar. When I search my own name, it only says my name and nothing else. How do I change this? When I view...

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it might be your privacy settings maybe you have a set as only your or friends can see that information...

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How can I search this on Facebook?

ok so here's the situation. I played basketball with this kid awhile ago and we became pretty good friends. However, since it was a while ago, I am forgetting what his last name is, his email, and essentially everything but his first name, Dan. Dan is...

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Search for "Dan" as normal. On the left of the search result there is a selection of options...

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Search for lowest airfare on specific dates?

I need a travel search tool that will alert me when fares between 2 locations on my select dates drop below X. Surely there must be such a thing? We've rented a villa in the Dominican Republic for our closest friends and family for my 40th bday in February...

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I use Orbitz Deal Detector . You can enter your departure and arrival airports, dates (either exact...

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Has Google solved the "We currently do not support this location" problem, and if so, how do businesses use that solution?

A small businesses that I help had their Places page disappear. Simultaneously, their Google Adwords campaign clicks and costs spiked, but their business from online has declined.  Going into Places and checking returns the "We currently do not...

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Currently the two available solutions to the problem are: 1. Poke the listing by making a 0 edit on...

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Why does Facebook only allow someone to find , and search for friends from high school,m or college , and not?

im just wondering , why does Facebook , only allow you to search for friends from high School, Workplace, or College , and not Elementary School , or City Location,where someone met.

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uh you can...you need to learn how to use the "search box" and you can't do that by catigory...

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Can I stop unwanted pages from showing up in search engines?

There are a couple of strange pages containing my name that pop up when I google my name (one is some kind of people search engine I've never even created an account for). I deactivated the accounts and thought it would've been through with that but...

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It's very difficult to help you on this one because removal is dependant on which websites you need...

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