The experience of connectivity: Results from a survey of australian internet users

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 350-374

  Allen, Matthew ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian internet use; Internet connectivity; Research methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951732291     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180903456553     Document Type: Article

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