The blog is serving its purpose: Self-presentation strategies on 38pitches.com

Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 912-936

  Sanderson, Jimmy ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY WEST   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

SPORTS;

BOSTON RED SOX; COMPARATIVE METHODOLOGIES; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES; NEGATIVE MEDIA; PRESENTATION STRATEGIES; SELF PRESENTATIONS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

BLOGS;

EID: 51149091006     PISSN: 10836101     EISSN: 10836101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1083-6101.2008.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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