To disclose or not: Publicness in social networking sites

Information Technology and People

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 78-100

  Bateman, Patrick J ^a   Pike, Jacqueline C ^b   Butler, Brian S ^c  

^a YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Customer satisfaction; Information disclosure; Information exchange; Social networking sites; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952285508     PISSN: 09593845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09593841111109431     Document Type: Article

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