TITLE:
A Google Map Based Social Network (GMBSN) for Exploring Information about a Specific Territory
AUTHORS:
Wasim Ahmad, Ashraf Zia, Usman Khalid
KEYWORDS:
Google Map; Social Network; GMBSN; LBSN’s; LARE; LDA
JOURNAL NAME:
Journal of Software Engineering and Applications,
Vol.6 No.7,
June
28,
2013
ABSTRACT: Social
Networking is a harbinger to a more recent era in the area of computing where
allocated and central resources are used in an exclusive manner. Millions of
people around the globe with access to the internet are part of one or more
social networks. They have permanent online accounts on Facebook and Twitter etc.
where they create profiles, share photos, videos, useful links, their thoughts
and spend hours catching up with what their friends are doing in their lives.
The problem arise when somebody needs specific information about any city inside a country e.g. Where he/she can live? What he/she can
eat? Where is the best place
for outing? What are the special events relevant to that region? And may be any
other help? In this paper we suggest a social network called Google map based
social network (GMBSN), where users can choose their desired city of interest
from the list. The selected city will be highlighted on Google map. After
choosing any city from the map, the user will
be able to select any category from the list and start finding and sharing information
about the desired city of any country.