Revisiting interpersonal media competition: The gratification niches of instant messaging, e-mail, and the telephone

Communication Research

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 529-547

  Ramirez Jr , Artemio ^a   Dimmick, John ^b   Feaster, John ^b   Lin, Shu Fang ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Computer mediated communication; Electronic propinquity; Gratifications; Media competition; Niche theory; Social information processing theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249129994     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: 15523810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0093650208315979     Document Type: Article

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