Electronic device, server, and control method and location information providing method for the electronic device

A location information service providing server, comprising:

• a communication unit for communicating with at least one electronic device and a social network service providing server;
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• a controller producing address list information for location information services using address list information for at least one electronic device received from the social network service providing server in case of receiving requests of location information services interworked with social network services from a first electronic device through the communication unit and transmitting the produced address list information to the first electronic device, requesting group participation and location information to a second electronic device through the social network service providing server in case of receiving the requests of group production including at least one member, selected by a user, of the transmitted address list information and the location information of the second electronic device corresponding to member included in the group from the first electronic device, and transmitting the location information of the second electronic device to the first electronic device in case of receiving the location information from the second electronic device.