Detection of spam tipping behaviour on foursquare
Anupama Aggarwal, Jussara Marques Almeida, Ponnurangam Kumaraguru · 2013
In Foursquare, one of the currently most popular online location based social networking sites (LBSNs), users may not only check-in at specific venues but also post comments (or tips), sharing their opinions and previous experiences at the corresponding physical places. Foursquare tips, which are visible to everyone, provide venue owners with valuable user feedback besides helping other users to make an opinion about the specific venue. However, they have been the target of spamming activity by users who exploit this feature to spread tips with unrelated content.