Conclusions and a Road Map for Future Developments.

© 2014 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC. User generated content (UGC), available through social networking sites on the Web, offers a wealth of information about the individuals’ world of living. He or she may write extensively in blogs and discussion forums, posts pictures on the Web, tweet through microblogging applications, or publish video material. The explosion of social networks has caused an explosion of UGC on the Web. What was once a privilege of the rich and famous, showing the pictures of persons and their living environment to the world, has become commonplace for everyone. As such, the Web has become a tremendously rich repository of information for current and future generations. The Web has become a mirror of life that captures in great detail opinions, thoughts, lifestyles, events at moments in time, and places worldwide. In addition, the Web has great economical and societal value. In …