Abstract
An accurate method of estimating the tie strengths of mobile phone users will enable the development of socially-aware mobile applications. The strength of ties between mobile phone users can be estimated for large numbers of users by using the aggregated call duration as a proxy for tie strength. This paper investigates appropriate proxies for tie strength in a network of less than one hundred people. We find that aggregated call duration is a reasonable proxy for tie strength for a small number of users, as is total call count, and that aggregated proximity duration and total proximity count are also approximate proxies for tie strength.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings from the 6th International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Communications (ICWMC), 2010 |
Publisher | IEEE |
Pages | 191-195 |
Number of pages | 5 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-1-4244-8021-0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Sept 2010 |
Keywords
- context
- mobile communication
- software
- social network services
- mobile handsets
- mobile computing
- data mining