Technology, networks and communities: An exploration of network and community theory and technosocial forms

Information Communication and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 747-764

  Willson, Michele ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community theory; Internet; Network theory; Social networks; Virtual community

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955183918     PISSN: 1369118X     EISSN: 14684462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691180903271572     Document Type: Article

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