Tech ties: Making online connections in social networks

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 460-467

  Green, David T ^a   Martin, Nancy L ^b   Pearson, J Michael ^b  

^a GOVERNORS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Social networks; Social software; Tech ties

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ONLINE CONNECTIONS; SOCIAL NETWORKS; SOCIAL SOFTWARE;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 77953507161     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2007.015870     Document Type: Article

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