Playing with masks: Fragmentation and continuity in the presentation of self in an occupational online forum

Information Technology and People

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 334-351

  Vaast, Emmanuelle ^a  

^a LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electronic media; Individual psychology; Internet; Online operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 36448960168     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593840710839789     Document Type: Article

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