Group Colocation Behavior in Technological Social Networks.
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.
ABUSE OF COMPUTER NETWORKS IN CYBER SPACE: THE ROLE OF FAMILY IN THE MODERN INFORMATION AGE.