Cying for me, cying for Us: Relational dialectics in a korean social network site

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 298-318

  Kim, Kyung Hee ^a   Yun, Haejin ^b,c  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^c 101 706 Ace Apartment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER NETWORKS;

CYWORLD; DESIGN FEATURES; DESIGN FUNCTIONS; FACE TO FACE; GAIN INSIGHT; IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MONTGOMERY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL NETWORK SITES;

SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

EID: 37249036058     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2007.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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