Does cloud computing have a silver lining?

Media, Culture and Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 149-158

  Cubitt, Sean ^a   Hassan, Robert ^a   Volkmer, Ingrid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 79251513638     PISSN: 01634437     EISSN: 14603675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163443710382974     Document Type: Article

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