Searching for culture - High and low

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 824-845

  Kayahara, Jennifer ^a   Wellman, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFORMATIONS; OFFLINE; STEP FLOW; USES AND GRATIFICATIONS;

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

EID: 34250022880     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00352.x     Document Type: Article

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