Self-presentation and the value of information in Q&A websites

Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2465-2473

  Raban, Daphne Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTENT ANALYSIS; MONETARY REWARDS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; VALUE OF INFORMATION;

EID: 72449200645     PISSN: 15322882     EISSN: 15322890     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/asi.21188     Document Type: Article

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