???Where to go on the weekend???? Trends for local information seeking in leisure settings using social media

摘要

This study looks at information seeking behaviour in local settings using social media as a source of information for leisure purposes. We used mixed methods to analyze tweets' content and users' network. We found that Twitter is used as a local news media more than of a social channel. The results have also indicted a more locally centered online community and discussions where the type of information in a local setting tends to be slightly different from the information found in the literature. Future research might be done on enhancing the analysis measures and on a broader geographic area.