New research that makes creative use of sensitive location-tracking data from 100,000 cellphones in Europe suggests that most people can be found in one of just a few locations at any time, and that they do not generally go far from home.
“Individuals display significant regularity, because they return to a few highly frequented locations, such as home or work,” the researchers found.
[ Cellphone Tracking Study Shows We’re Creatures of Habit, in the New York Times ]
…And this is why I’ll probably never be excited about sites like Brightkite, no matter how easy to use or well-executed.
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