The case of the brick Huggers: The practice of an online community

City and Community

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 251-271

  Goodsell, Todd L ^a   Williamson, Owen ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 69049104179     PISSN: 15356841     EISSN: 15406040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6040.2008.00260.x     Document Type: Article

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