The presentation of self in virtual life: Characteristics of personal home pages

Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 643-660

  Papacharissi, Zizi ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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INTERNET;

EID: 0036770563     PISSN: 10776990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107769900207900307     Document Type: Article

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