This article studies the strategic network formation in a location-based social network. We
build an empirical model of social link creation that incorporates individual characteristics …

Connections established by users of online social networks are influenced by mechanisms
such as preferential attachment and triadic closure. Yet, recent research has found that …

The use of social network sites helps people to make and maintain social ties accumulating
social capital, which is increasingly important for individual success. There is a wide …

In recent years, there has been stellar growth of location-based/enabled social networks in
which people can" check in" to physical venues they are visiting and share with friends. In …

The distance between users has an effect on the formation of social network ties, but it is not
the only or even the main factor. Knowing all the features that influence such ties is very …

While direct social ties have been intensely studied in the context of computer-mediated
social networks, indirect ties (eg, friends of friends) have seen little attention. Yet in real life …

Abstract Space and place are two fundamental concepts in geography. Geographical factors
have long been known as drivers of many aspects of people's social networks. But whether …

We live in a “small world,” where two arbitrary people are likely connected by a short chain
of intermediate friends. With scant information about a target individual, people can …

With the emerging of location-based social networks, study on the relationship between
human mobility and social relationships becomes quantitatively achievable. Understanding …

Existing studies suggest distance decay as an important geographic property of online
social networks. Namely, social interactions are more likely to occur among people who are …