A losing strategy: The impact of nondisclosure in social media on relationships

Journal of Public Relations Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 288-312

  Sweetser, Kaye D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77958162911     PISSN: 1062726X     EISSN: 1532754X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10627261003614401     Document Type: Article

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