Factors affecting the frequency and amount of social networking site use: Motivations, perceptions, and privacy concerns

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Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Cha, Jiyoung ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 78649981862     PISSN: 13960466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5210/fm.v15i12.2889     Document Type: Article

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