Journal Article

·2015

Modelling user's location check-ins on location-based social networks

Nicat Nasirov YTU , Songül Albayrak YTU

Abstract

Location-based social networks (LBSNs) have become a popular form of social media in recent years. They provide location related services that allow users to “check-in” at geographical locations and share such experiences with their friends. Millions of “check-in” records in LBSNs contain rich information of social and geographical context and provide a unique opportunity for researchers to study user's social behavior from a spatial-temporal aspect, which in turn enables a variety of services including place advertisement, traffic forecasting, and disaster relief. In this paper, we propose a social-historical model to explore user's check-in behavior on KBSNs.

Keywords

Computer science Location-based service Human–computer interaction World Wide Web Computer network

Subject Areas

Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis ·Transportation ·Social Sciences
Data Management and Algorithms ·Signal Processing ·Physical Sciences
Geographic Information Systems Studies ·Geography, Planning and Development ·Social Sciences