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Exploring The Social Implications Of Location Based Social Networking: An Inquiry Into The Perceived Positive And Negative Impacts Of Using Lbsn Between Friends, Sarah Jean Fusco, K. Michael, M.G. Michael
Exploring The Social Implications Of Location Based Social Networking: An Inquiry Into The Perceived Positive And Negative Impacts Of Using Lbsn Between Friends, Sarah Jean Fusco, K. Michael, M.G. Michael
M. G. Michael
Location based social networking (LBSN) applications are part of a new suite of emerging social networking tools that run on the Web 2.0 platform. LBSN is the convergence between location based services (LBS) and online social networking (OSN). LBSN applications offer users the ability to look up the location of another “friend” remotely using a smart phone, desktop or other device, anytime and anywhere. Users invite their friends to participate in LBSN and there is a process of consent that follows. Friends have the ability to alter their privacy settings to allow their location to be monitored by another at …