Impression formation in cyberspace: Online expectations and offline experiences in text-based virtual communities

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages

  Jacobson, David ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BULLETIN BOARDS; COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNITIES; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEMS; RESEARCH; TEXT PROCESSING;

COMPUTER-MEDIATED COMMUNICATION (CMC); CYBERSPACE;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 0003194623     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.1999.tb00333.x     Document Type: Review

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