Brown, Chloë
[Computer Laboratory. University of Cambridge]
Lathia, Neal
[Computer Laboratory. University of Cambridge]
Mascolo, Cecilia
[Computer Laboratory. University of Cambridge]
Noulas, Anastasios
[Lancaster University]
Blondel, Vincent
[UCL]
We analyze two large datasets from technological networks with location and social data: user location records from an online location-based social networking service, and anonymized telecommunications data from a European cellphone operator, in order to investigate the differences between individual and group behavior with respect to physical location. We discover agreements between the two datasets: firstly, that individuals are more likely to meet with one friend at a place they have not visited before, but tend to meet at familiar locations when with a larger group. We also find that groups of individuals are more likely to meet at places that their other friends have visited, and that the type of a place strongly affects the propensity for groups to meet there. These differences between group and solo mobility has potential technological applications, for example, in venue recommendation in location-based social networks.
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Bibliographic reference |
Brown, Chloë ; Lathia, Neal ; Mascolo, Cecilia ; Noulas, Anastasios ; Blondel, Vincent. Group colocation behavior in technological social networks. In: PLoS One, Vol. 9, no.8 (22 August 2014) |
Permanent URL |
http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/172666 |