Co-media: Creating active interactions for localized community with social media

We present Co-Media, a system designed to enhance offline and online social connections among individuals. Co-Media discovers localized communities from the social media (Sina Weibo), collects the media content, and detects popular topics among community members. The system exploits the common interests, so that community members could develop further discussions and strengthen their interactions. Through a-year running of Co-Media, the system is validated and our method worked effectively. We also demonstrate that most topics have strong relevance to the community beyond its localization property.