Computer-mediated communication as a virtual third place: Building Oldenburg's great good places on the world wide web

New Media and Society

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-440

  Soukup, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Computer mediated communication; Great good places; Internet; Oldenburg; Technology; Third places

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746343026     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444806061953     Document Type: Article

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