RUOK? Blogging communication technologies during crises

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 523-548

  Thelwall, Mike ^a   Stuart, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; WEBSITES;

BLOGGERS; BLOGGING; CASE-STUDIES; COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY; KASHMIR EARTHQUAKE; LONDON ATTACK; NEWS FEEDS; PAKISTAN; SEMIAUTOMATIC METHODS; WEB 2.0;

BLOGS;

EID: 33847280544     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00336.x     Document Type: Article

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