Gap Giving Away Jeans on Facebook/And Others Such as McDonald's, Starbucks, and Others

"One day in the near future, Facebook says, Gap will give away a free pair of jeans for the first 10,000 check-ins via Places. And that's how Facebook today announced - among other measures - a 'Deals' platform for business promotions that was recently rumored to be in development," according to a ClickZ post. 'In the coming weeks, the self-service platform will be made available to the thousands of businesses with a Facebook Page,' according to the Palo Alto, CA-based social media giant. In addition to the Gap promotion, Facebook said The North Face will give $1 to charity for any user who checks in at a store or a national park. Other launch partners include Palms Casino Resort, Alamo Drafthouse, and the NBA's Golden State Warriors. After unveiling the five premiere launch partners, Facebook showed a slide depicting 22 brands - from a wide variety of niches - that it says will soon be using 'Deals.' They included McDonald's, Starbucks, H&M, Macy's, National Park Foundation, the NFL's San Francisco 49ers, and universities like Texas Tech and Nebraska...."