The affordances of blogging: A case study in culture and technological effects

Journal of Communication Inquiry

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 331-346

  Graves, Lucas ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals

Author keywords

Affordance; Blogging; News; Social construction; Technological determinism

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049210458     PISSN: 01968599     EISSN: 15524612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0196859907305446     Document Type: Article

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