"You looked better on MySpace" Deception and authenticity on Web 2.0

First Monday

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2009, Pages

  Sessions, Lauren F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 71649105110     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v14i7.2539     Document Type: Article

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