Tweets in the city: An analysis of when, where and what do we tweet in paris

Understanding the connection between points of interest in the city and social media content helps to better understand how the urban citizens perceive and interact with their environment. We provide a detailed analysis of the content of geolocalized tweets around the city of Paris. Based on proper statistical tests, we draw the following conclusions: 1) People tend to mention places close to their current location; 2) People tend to tweet in a limited area around their points of interest; 3) The location type (restaurant, museum,etc.) has a direct influence on the content of the tweets.