The north/south divide in NGO hyperlink networks

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 405-428

  Shumate, Michelle ^a,c   Dewitt, Lori ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b SALISBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MC 456   (United States)

^d Department of Communication and Theater Arts ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTEXT SYSTEMS;

BREAK DOWN; COMMUNICATIONTECHNOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICS; GLOBALISATION; HIV/AIDS; HYPERLINK NETWORKS; TECHNOLOGY-BASED; THIRD SECTORS; VIRTUAL WORLDS;

VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 39049091965     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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