The niches of interpersonal media: Relationships in time and space

New Media and Society

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1265-1282

  Dimmick, John ^a   Feaster, John Christian ^b   Ramirez Jr , Artemio ^c  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

mediated interpersonal communication; mobility; niche theory; social networks; uses and gratifications

Indexed keywords

EID: 83155189840     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444811403445     Document Type: Article

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