Redes sociales basadas en ubicación en Buenos Aires (2009-2015)

Abstract

The type of social networks that are based on the location of their users is called location-based social networks (LBSN). These networks are an adequate means for spatio-temporal users’ behavior analysis. Using data from Foursquare, an application for mobile devices that provides its users with personalized and localized searches, the social network for users was built based on activities within Buenos Aires Federal District between 2009 and 2015. In this paper in the first place the methodological aspects for the collection and processing of social network data using public information is described. Secondly the structural characteristics of this social network are analyzed. Among the most relevant findings, we could see that the network has characteristics of a strong communitary, small-world and neutral degree of assortativity structure. It was also found that this network does not fit the power-law degree.