Exploring the Social Implications of Location Based Social Networking: An Inquiry into the Perceived Positive and Negative Impacts of Using LBSN between Friends

Urban flood modelling using geo-social intelligence

“…These kinds of networks that are increasingly become dependent on the location element are known as location-based social networks (LBSN). For further reading on LBSN, including their social and ethical implications, refer to the work of Fusco et al [6] and [7].…”

“…activities, events interests and backgrounds [16]. Furthermore, Location Based Social Networks improve existing social networks, adding space with location services (for more information, see [7] and [6]). For example, users upload geo-tagged photographs from Flickr, checking in by a venue with Foursquare or commenting on a local event on Twitter.…”

Location-Based Social Networking: Impact on Trust in Relationships

“…The questions and stimulus material enabled the focus group to be structured into three sections of enquiry as shown in figure 2. It should be noted that outcomes from sections 1 have been published [24].…”

“…The second study, conducted at Ryerson University identifies the potential for OSN to impact upon trust, and the third study by Gambi and Reader [ 22 ] aimed to determine whether trust was important in online friendships. For a comprehensive literature review on the topic of location based social networking see Fusco, Michael and Michael [23,24].…”

Enterprise Mobile Tracking and Reminder System: MAE

“…In the area of tracking, the study of power consumption in smart phones was studied [1][2], GPS information was extracted in Nokia N95 [3], social networking applications were studied in [4][5][6][7], features of Android for location-based function was reported in [8], [9] investigated the human behavior for location-based services, using location-based services in city maps was published [10], and middleware development for location-aware was published in [11].…”