The natural life cycle of new media evolution: Inter-media struggle for survival in the internet age

New Media and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 707-730

  Lehman Wilzig, Sam ^a   Cohen Avigdor, Nava ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Convergence; Diffusion of innovation; Internet; Media competition; Media history; New media evolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 10944248507     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146144804042524     Document Type: Review

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