The co-construction of credibility in online product reviews

Technical Communication Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-426

  Mackiewicz, Jo ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-CONSTRUCTION; ONLINE PRODUCT REVIEWS; PRODUCT REVIEWS; TECHNICAL PRODUCTS;

COMMUNICATION;

WEBSITES;

EID: 77957863154     PISSN: 10572252     EISSN: 15427625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572252.2010.502091     Document Type: Review

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